Is it a 65 ?

[Lars Schmidt]

Hi All, Bought this for near to nothing at a landfill shop.
Anyone know what saw that is?

Looks well used and well maintained. Problem is no spark. ignition tester gives some flashes but too weak for a spark. Any guess where to start looking?

 

[Bobby Kirbos]

Start by either:

1. File the surfaces of the points (very gently with a fine file) and regap them.
2. Dump the points & condenser. Install a solid state ignition module. Gap the coil with 2 thicknesses of 20# office paper (0.008"), do NOT use a business card. Business cards are around 0.013" thick, and while this is OK for points, the coil/flywheel gap is related to the timing when you convert to a solid state module. The farther from the flywheel, the earlier the ignition before TDC.

It may be a weak condenser too. I don't know of a good way to test them without swapping the bad one for a known good one. Going route #2 above eliminates the points and the condenser.

If you go solid state and STILL have a weak spark, it could be the coil itself.

 

[jltrent]

I gave $5 for a 65L I found at the flea market. It did have parts missing and nobody wanted it. I took a chance, especially since it had the chain brake on it. I sold the chain brake alone on Ebay for $90 and the total parts of the saw over $200 and still have parts left.

That one would part out good also if you can't get it to running. The back handle if no cracks, recoil, caps, flywheel etc. sell high.

 

[Chainsaw Jim]

It looks like the A65

 

[Lars Schmidt]

Is it normal that there is a connection between the low tension and the collector inside the coil?

 

[Lars Schmidt]

Looks like it is normal. After I cleaned the points and everything else and timed it properly I have a spark.
Let's see tomorrow if fires up
Thanks for the comments.