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Is your generator nt responding? Here's a quick easy tip to check if your ignition system is still functioning..

PRIME THE ENGINE: how is this done? by opening the carburetor cover and pouring in a little fuel in it. Then try starting again, if it starts then goes off again then you have a carburetor problem..check out my previous post on how to service your carburetor..
If the Generator did not start atall then the ignition coils are faulty..loosen the plug, connect it to the starter coil(the one that goes to the plug). Pull the starter rope,it'll be free be careful not to touch the plug's tip to avoid electrocusion..move the tip of the plug close to any part of the gen's body(alumminum parts) and start gently..check for sparks if there's none, change the plug and try again..when yu get a spark tighten back the plug and start your generator..
But if there's still no spark the ignition system is faulty..

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Comments

  1. Ukasgroup28 September 2016 at 01:15

    An ignition coil (also called a spark coil) is an induction coil in an automobile's ignition system which transforms the battery's low voltage to the thousands of volts needed to
    create an electric spark in the spark plugs to ignite the fuel. Some coils have an internal resistor while others
    rely on a resistor wire or an external
    resistor to limit the current flowing into
    the coil from the car's 12-volt supply.
    The wire that goes from the ignition
    coil to the distributor and the high voltage wires that go from the
    distributor to each of the spark plugs
    are called spark plug wires or high tension leads. Originally, every ignition coil system
    required mechanical contact breaker points, and a capacitor (condenser). More recent electronic ignition systems use a power transistor to provide pulses to the ignition coil. A modern
    passenger automobile may use one
    ignition coil for each engine cylinder (or
    pair of cylinders), eliminating fault-
    prone spark plug cables and a distributor to route the high voltage pulses. Ignition systems are not required for diesel engines which rely on compression to ignite the fuel/air
    mixture.

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  2. Unknown28 September 2016 at 02:32

    Nice post...keep it up Sam

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