Posted by RAB on June 21, 2008 at 06:55:17 from (195.93.21.10):
In Reply to: No Spark posted by FarmallJoe on June 20, 2008 at 20:25:19:
A solenoid is a magnetic switch operated/powered/produced by current passing through a coil.
Usually only the starter uses a solenoid on a spark ignition engine. It should have no bearing on whether a spark is available excepting the case where there is a full voltage feed to the coil while cranking and using a 6 volt coil.
In this instance the coil would be fed the full 12 volts via the solenoid while cranking and then only a 6 volt feed through a ballast resistor when running (a wire from the ignition switch).
I don't think this is your problem, but it might be distracting you from sorting out the actual one.
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