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I have a 1971 hs 40 with no fire I removed the flywheel and sanded the points put it back together and it fired once and hadn't fired sense I'm a automotive mech so I have some understanding of how the system works but I'm not sure how to test the coil and mabey its the condensor . Would...

Some points to expand on and understand. A car or bike engine is designed to produce on average 20% of its rated power at any given time for extended periods. You might use 30 of your engines rated 200 HP for example to cruise around run your AC and putter up and down the road. That 200 is...

Still dont know what one is, here is a pic of my clone 5.5 if someone knows what the silver pieces are called and how to adjust a timing key after I learn exactly what it is....