Got my old Mayfair put back together and thought it should run. No such luck! Suddenly there is no spark. Before I pulled it down it was kicking like a mule, now nothing. Pulled it down again and tested the condenser. It is dead and I do mean completely dead. No reading at all from the multimeter. But the coil is reading 7.20 from both terminals with the multimeter set to 20K. That seems low compared to today's coils, but I wonder if these old coils only ever put out about 7-8?

Would 7.20 be enough to make it run if I get a new condensor? I might try one of those electronic ignition if the coil is okay.

Last edited by vint_mow; 15/04/22 07:33 PM. Reason: mistake