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  1. 04-27-2010, 04:41 PM #1
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    Unhappy Shinny experts,345 ignition woes :(

    Nice 345 with spark problem..
    pull side off and look..nothing i can see,unhook kill switch,saw starts rite up..
    leave untill next day like that,no spark,pull side off,check switch with meter,is fine. put back together,starts fine..next day,nothng !
    pull cover,crimp connectors better,saws fires right up,next day nothing.
    cut connectors off and solder wires together,fires off.. next day nothing !.
    seems like all i have to do is pull the recoil cover off and LOOK at it,not even TOUCH anything, and will run..no,the cover is not touching anything,,,all the wiring looks new..does sound like a connection problem tho dont it ?? if everything didnt look so darn nice in there..
    any common problem anybody knows of with these ?
    tnx..
    the inside looks as good as the outside

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  2. 04-27-2010, 04:57 PM #2
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    That is a good looking Shinny!!! Are you sure that none of your cover bolts arent hitting a lead either? Your grounding lead on your coil have a good conection as well?

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  3. 04-27-2010, 05:17 PM #3
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    I'm definately no expert but I had a 500 with the same symptoms and it turned out to be the plug wire.
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    Quote Originally Posted by alderman View Post
    I'm definately no expert but I had a 500 with the same symptoms and it turned out to be the plug wire.


    you know,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, i had that sneaky suspicion today when it wouldnt start and wiggled the end on the plug...didnt help..
    going to look at the other end next....
    i wonder if they are replaceable ?? i guess looking will tell..
    put my spark tester on the plug end last time and it didnt change,so maybe other end ?
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  5. 04-27-2010, 05:43 PM #5
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    I got lucky with mine as it was right on the end. Snipped it off and put on a new boot.
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  6. 04-28-2010, 06:00 AM #6
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    It's always possible that the intermittent part is inside the module. I hope not for your sake because they're sometimes expensive but after you exhaust all other possibilities you might exchange your ignition module for a known good one and see if that's it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by a. palmer jr. View Post
    It's always possible that the intermittent part is inside the module. I hope not for your sake because they're sometimes expensive but after you exhaust all other possibilities you might exchange your ignition module for a known good one and see if that's it.
    Do you know if i can replace it with one of those aftermarket mudules used to replace points ??
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    Quote Originally Posted by roncoinc View Post
    Do you know if i can replace it with one of those aftermarket mudules used to replace points ??
    tnx.
    I assumed your saw had an electronic ignition. If it already has, you couldn't use the unit. If it's got points you could, but it might not solve your problem if you have a bad coil or an intermittent wire. With the points eliminator kit you still use the original coil.
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    I looked into fixng a 345 with a bad module...all the ignition parts have been discontinued. I ended up giving it to Tri955.
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    I got a 350 shinny with good spark if it's any good to anyone.
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    Quote Originally Posted by daddy66 View Post
    I got a 350 shinny with good spark if it's any good to anyone.
    Would be good to me !!!
    took mine apart again today and fiddled around,usually has spark after,today it dont
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