Just finished motor rebuild - No spark (not the killswitch)

AteThePrincess · Post by **AteThePrincess** » Tue Oct 29, 2013 3:54 am

So I just finished up my overhaul of the motor due to a frozen crank. If you could replace it, it got replaced. After putting her back together though, I don't have spark, or rather, I have incredibly weak spark (1.7volts). The starter motor works great, so I'm sure it's not the battery anyhow. I've read the forum and I've seen the comments about the killswitch, but mine's already been disconnected. I can't imagine it's hooked up wrong (it's pretty self-explanatory), but if anyone could offer up a guide to reinstalling the engine (I have the Haynes, but it's pretty meh on the electrical part of remounting it), or provide some insight on where I may be going wrong, I'd greatly appreciate it.

youkiddin · Post by **youkiddin** » Tue Oct 29, 2013 11:05 am

stella manual is here electrical starts on page 10 http://iheartstella.com/resources/manua ... manual.pdf

misterbrackets · Post by **misterbrackets** » Wed Oct 30, 2013 12:06 am

Just rehashing some good advice I got with a very similar problem (in my case, the stator was bad)

- Did you check to make sure the spark plug wire is solidly screwed in on both ends? I did have that wiggle loose once.

- Could you have accidentally damaged a coil on the stator when you took it all apart?

Good luck!

AteThePrincess · Post by **AteThePrincess** » Wed Oct 30, 2013 8:13 pm

misterbrackets wrote:Just rehashing some good advice I got with a very similar problem (in my case, the stator was bad)

- Did you check to make sure the spark plug wire is solidly screwed in on both ends? I did have that wiggle loose once.

- Could you have accidentally damaged a coil on the stator when you took it all apart?

Good luck!

Tight on both ends. :/. Going to replace the cap and the ignition coil I guess.

The stator checks out with a multimeter, so I know that's unharmed.

youkiddin · Post by **youkiddin** » Wed Oct 30, 2013 11:34 pm

if you have a carquest auto close, most sell plug wire by the foot, replace the cap and wire and see if that helps. might not be the coil but the crap indian wire.

AteThePrincess · Post by **AteThePrincess** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 12:38 am

New cap, wire, and coil (mine was bad). Still no spark though. That means replacing the CDI is next, isn't it? :/

Just since I haven't mentioned it, everything lights up when you kick or use the battery.

roasteroo · Post by **roasteroo** » Fri Nov 01, 2013 1:27 am

Break out a multimeter and test stator pickup.

viney266 · Post by **viney266** » Fri Nov 01, 2013 3:19 am

Make sure you have the ground wire back on the right side of the engine where the fan cover goes.