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Post by canadian270 on May 13, 2020 11:35:49 GMT -5
have a xl 130 terry saw with the blue coil. it loosing spark it has the blue coil sometimes when running shut it off it has no spark but seem if I move plug wire it comes back.other day I shut it off left it a couple days try to start it it had no spark.moved plug wire came back .when my son got it started he got a bit of a shock .was wondering if the plug wire un screws or if it made in to the blue coil?
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Post by edju1958 on May 13, 2020 13:08:18 GMT -5
It unscrews.
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Post by canadian270 on May 13, 2020 14:11:21 GMT -5
your saying it unscrews.its the blue coil.just it looks like it made in the coil. |
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Post by rowdy235 on May 13, 2020 14:35:03 GMT -5
Per the XL-130 IPL on Leon's website, it shows part # A-122454 for the coil, does not list the plug wire as a separate part, leading me to believe it may be non-removable. However the syle of coil depicted appears to be identical with the other coils I am familiar with which do have removable plug wires. Many times they use a sealant/glue from the factory which can make the wire very hard to remove.
Maybe post up a pic of the coil?
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Post by xl130 on May 13, 2020 14:39:12 GMT -5
your saying it unscrews.its the blue coil.just it looks like it made in the coil. If you can post a picture we could definitely confirm that it is snidely that unscrews. I have never seen one on a Homelite that would not.....but there may be some that don’t. Does it appear to be glued or is there some type of sealant on it? I have a XL-130 that had the blue prestolite coil and the plug wire will unscrew from the coil. There is a stud down in the coil that the wire attaches to when you turn it. I find that it’s easiest to remove that wire and reinstall if the whole coil assembly is off the saw. Unscrew the two bolts that hold coil on the the cylinder. Remove the wire to the on/off switch. Spray a bit of wD/40 into the boot and pull it off slowly. Pull the coils wire and coil out from the engine. Grab the coil turn it counter clockwise while holding the wire close to the coil and it should unscrew easily. Do everything in the reverse order once you have a new wire and reset the coil to flywheel air gap with some feeler gauges to 0.006....,.I think it’s 0.006... |
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Post by canadian270 on May 13, 2020 15:50:53 GMT -5
your saying it unscrews.its the blue coil.just it looks like it made in the coil. If you can post a picture we could definitely confirm that it is snidely that unscrews. I have never seen one on a Homelite that would not.....but there may be snome that don’t. Does it appear to be glued or is there some type of sealant on it? I have a XL-130 that had the blue prestolite coil and the plug wire will unscrew from the coil. There is a stud down in the coil that the wire attaches to when you turn it. I find that it’s easiest to remove that wire and reinstall if the whole coil assembly is off the saw. Unscrew the two bolts that hold coil on the the cylinder. Remove the wire to the on/off switch. Spray a bit of wD/40 into the boot and pull it off slowly. Pull the coils wire and coil out from the engine. Grab the coil turn it counter clockwise while holding the wire close to the coil and it should unscrew easily. Do everything in the reverse order once you have a new wire and reset the coil to flywheel air gap with some feeler gauges to 0.006....,.I think it’s 0.006... i got it it unscrews.just i guess the sealer makes it look it doesent.also i took a lump odirt and grease on both shoes .the top.shoe had a huge sir gap of 0.025.lower about 0.20.im thinking this might have something to do with it maby. |
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Post by canadian270 on May 13, 2020 15:58:55 GMT -5
If you can post a picture we could definitely confirm that it is snidely that unscrews. I have never seen one on a Homelite that would not.....but there may be snome that don’t. Does it appear to be glued or is there some type of sealant on it? I have a XL-130 that had the blue omaby.prestolite coil and the plug wire will unscrew from the coil. There is a stud down in the coil that the wire attaches to when you turn it. I find that it’s easiest to remove that wire and reinstall if the whole coil assembly is off the saw. Unscrew the two bolts that hold coil on the the cylinder. Remove the wire to the on/off switch. Spray a bit of wD/40 into the boot and pull it off slowly. Pull the coils wire and coil out from the engine. Grab the coil turn it counter clockwise while holding the wire close to the coil and it should unscrew easily. Do everything in the reverse order once you have a new wire and reset the coil to flywheel air gap with some feeler gauges to 0.006....,.I think it’s 0.006... i got it it unscrews.just i guess the sealer makes it look it doesent.also i took a lump odirt and grease on both shoes .the top.shoe had a huge sir gap of 0.025.lower about 0.20.im thinking this might have something to do with it maby. oily dirt on both shoes. |
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Post by xl130 on May 13, 2020 16:19:33 GMT -5
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Post by xl130 on May 13, 2020 18:22:46 GMT -5
Just found the spec in the Homelite service manual. Page 62. Similar models. It doesn’t specifically have Canadian models listed. It shows that coil to flywheel should be set to .004 to .008 inches. |
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Post by sweepleader on May 14, 2020 7:45:28 GMT -5
I have always used a business card to set the coil gap. I insert the card then turn the flywheel so the magnets pull the coil in, tighten the screws and pull out the card while turning the flywheel. Whatever works is the way to go.
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Post by canadian270 on May 14, 2020 10:53:45 GMT -5
I have always used a business card to set the coil gap. I insert the card then turn the flywheel so the magnets pull the coil in, tighten the screws and pull out the card while turning the flywheel. Whatever works is the way to go. i used bronse feeler gauges.0.005.also seen looked like oily dirt on both shoes.gave it a good cleaning.cant help thinking that may have something to do with the spark. |
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Post by canadian270 on May 14, 2020 10:55:32 GMT -5
I have always used a business card to set the coil gap. I insert the card then turn the flywheel so the magnets pull the coil in, tighten the screws and pull out the card while turning the flywheel. Whatever works is the way to go. i used bronse feeler gauges.0.005.also seen looked like oily dirt on both shoes,it was in center of both shoes (clump).gave it a good cleaning.cant help thinking that may have something to do with the spark.shoe had a large air gap.top shoe was off a good 0.0020 mabey more center shoe was out fair amount still it ran fairly well when the ignition was working. |
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Post by sweepleader on May 15, 2020 10:55:38 GMT -5
Yes, .020" is way too much.
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