Stay with points! They keep the authenticity of the machine. Message me privately if you want me to talk you through the process of setting your saw up, it’s very simple.
Will do! Thanks.
Points are hard to come by for a remington super 754. I'm going to pick up a point file set shortly
They’ll be under the cover if they are included.
just reading posts and watching videos to figure it out. The sparkplug wire seems to be in good shape
What are you trying to do here? If you think you can detect the high voltage spike to the spark plug, you can't do it with a multimeter, spark duration is too short and it's a good way to ruin a multimeter. Did you get the points gap set to factory specs? Wrong gap will affect timing. You can't expect to get any spark by turning the FW by hand, there is a minimum required RPM that has to be met before the FW magnets induce enough current in the coil to produce a spark. A good basic ignition test is to open the gap on a spark plug to at least 0.080" and see if it will produce a spark when you hold the base of the plug against the cylinder and pull the engine over fast with the pull starter.
Good to see progress. Just for info, the high tension voltage required to fire the plug is about 20,000 volts but without a path to ground through the plug, it can rise to 60,000 volts or higher. If you subject a digital multimeter to that level of voltage you are REAL lucky if it survives. If you are using an older analogue meter, you might see the needle bump off it's stop when the spark occurs.
a cheap mistake but a priceless lesson learnedReplacement fuel elbows are likely available. I know that they are for Walbro.
