Ignition System - How to Test Part 2

Testing your ignition system can be tricky even for an experienced mechanic. With just a few simple tools our Moss Motors tech department will show you how to get to started.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• ignition
• system
• test
• coil
• light
• points
• condensor
• condenser
• moss
• motors
• mg
• triumph
• austin
• healey
• british
• car

[daviddb]

Love the simplicity of these clips Buuut....:~}

We poor inhabitants of planet dim need a little more help if we get a failure on the test. In my case the test lamp stays on all the time. So I have what, a permanent ground? So the points are not opening?

[MossMotorsCom]

If the lamps stays on all the time the points don't open, the condenser is shorted internally, or the wire from the coil to the points is shorted to ground someplace.

[serchmarc]

sir,i would like to ask for your opinion: i did the test lamp method of the 1st and 2nd video,so i have ign positive to my + coil terminal,i have ground,i also did the coil test from your other video,and when i did a spark plug test with a jumper cable i did not get spark from the plug,i did it with new plug and old plug and/or i have thin spark or nothing...so if i have good coil,good points,condenser,the cap and the rotor must be failed,,well i bought new rotor and cap still no spark :( why?

[viggoM35]

@daviddb "inhabitants of planet dim"... lol classic

[jonathan99786]

IF IT DOES NOT GO LIKE THAT WHAT SHOULD I DO? HELP thanks anybody

[xgrapher]

Why can't your MossMotors show some respect by giving you a private space where we don't get to hear others and you don't have to whisper either?

[donniefias]

would this test apply to my motorcycle a 4 stroke v twin 2 cylinder with 2 coils?

[superfootdan]

pretty slick! now i can figure out why my lawnmower doesn't start

[fbturbo930]

It wud be nice to have a suggestion what to do if the system test do not work, where do we go from there ?

[mrcokez1]

This is a good test, thanks mossmotorscom..But personally i like testing with a DVOM for a more accurate reading and compare with manufacture specs

[tcliff1]

Okay, but what if the light doesn't come on at all??

[nobleheight]

Contact points? Is this an antique vehicle?