camplejeune
New member
Hello all,
I am in search of good dependable coils for my 1973 6-hp Fisherman. Are they all made in China now? I just tried a pair that had real good reviews. They are going back, gotta' love Amazon refunding me.
This engine never had a tune up, my father was the first owner. Going in to check the points I noticed the coil wires were stiff and appeared to start cracking. Hence my venture to replace them and the points/condensers. The new coils fired it up just fine, idle it would not do very well. At idle the engine would run rough, while trying to adjust the slow speed needle the engine stalled and stopped. It would not restart. The spark was weak. Off with the flywheel, point gaps were fine. Checked condensers also fine. Even checked the coil windings also good, 1.7 ohms on the primaries and 8,700 ohms on the secondaries. The OEM coils have .6 ohms on the primaries. I went and installed the original coils. Engine fired up and idled just fine. Ran it for about 30 minutes, high speed no problem and it idles fine and in gear.
Will you guys provide some guidance on what brand has given good service from your own experiences.
Thank you,
I am in search of good dependable coils for my 1973 6-hp Fisherman. Are they all made in China now? I just tried a pair that had real good reviews. They are going back, gotta' love Amazon refunding me.
This engine never had a tune up, my father was the first owner. Going in to check the points I noticed the coil wires were stiff and appeared to start cracking. Hence my venture to replace them and the points/condensers. The new coils fired it up just fine, idle it would not do very well. At idle the engine would run rough, while trying to adjust the slow speed needle the engine stalled and stopped. It would not restart. The spark was weak. Off with the flywheel, point gaps were fine. Checked condensers also fine. Even checked the coil windings also good, 1.7 ohms on the primaries and 8,700 ohms on the secondaries. The OEM coils have .6 ohms on the primaries. I went and installed the original coils. Engine fired up and idled just fine. Ran it for about 30 minutes, high speed no problem and it idles fine and in gear.
Will you guys provide some guidance on what brand has given good service from your own experiences.
Thank you,