Chainsaw Won't Start - No Spark - How to DIAGNOSE , TEST & INSTALL an IGNITION COIL

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2 жыл бұрын

How to Diagnose, Test and Install an Ignition Coil When your Chainsaw Won't Start & Has No Spark.
In this video you will learn how to fix a Chainsaw that has no spark. Sometimes the saw will start and run okay until it gets hot and then it will quit and not start until the chainsaw cools.
I will show you how to diagnose, test and replace your ignition coil.
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Although I have been following these procedures for many years; I assume no liability for any damage that may occur to any person or property as a result of the information provided in this video. I take necessary precautions (that I am aware of) when working on these projects but that in no way implies or creates any expressed or implied warranty or guarantee of any kind of particular result. Any injury, damage or loss of any kind to anyone or their property or anything related to information in this video is the sole responsibility of the user and not Helping U Online (this video).

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@willtrax71 3 ай бұрын

Truly thank you from an Old DAV who’s been pulling on a Stihl for a really long time with no results.. Semper Fidelis

@turbotek-wj8vc 6 күн бұрын

$50 for that saw is a smoking deal! Well done the repair!

@oldmanfred8676 2 жыл бұрын

Never have seen it done like that before with the scrench to check for spark!👍

@joshualee1895 Жыл бұрын

Great video! Thank you! I think this might be my problem too. I’m off to check now

@johnmcdowell3433 Жыл бұрын

Just started watching your utube i find you are slow Explaining things to amateurs like me excellent videos # 1 site great job John Calgary Alberta Canada

@helpinguonline Жыл бұрын

Glad I could help and thanks for the feedback

@rockethound69 2 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!! I did exactly what you laid out and my old J'red 670 Champ cranked right up after swapping the coil out from a Husky 55. And Semper Fi as well

@dorito6574 2 жыл бұрын

You make good videos man I had a bad coil and diagnose this through using your test thank you and keep up the good work

@helpinguonline 2 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help

@hectorcabrera8552 2 күн бұрын

Beautiful I have some situations with my Chainsaw thank you for the video

@helpinguonline Күн бұрын

Glad to help

@DeeM-wv1wp Жыл бұрын

Great, thank you! Love the shoes :)

@HumanWayMetaphysics Жыл бұрын

thx, will be trying this fix. New subscriber

@johnclarke6647 Жыл бұрын

I had a similar problem with my MS241 C-M a few years ago. It was not a bad coil, but a disconnected bayonet connector on the spark plug wire. I reconnected it to the spark plug wireand it cranked right up. No problems with it, since.

@bigtxbullion Жыл бұрын

Judt wanted to give you some positive feedback. Using your technique i figured out My echo cs 590 ignition coil is fine but the kill switch was bad. You are a champion ty for this video.

@helpinguonline Жыл бұрын

glad it helped!

@johnsonbar5022 Жыл бұрын

You da man!

@aBradApple 2 жыл бұрын

I love this channel so much. Always a pleasure to see that you have already covered a topic I’m looking into. That said, the principles involving hot coils works the same across many applications. Good fundamental knowledge for troubleshooting!

@helpinguonline 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

@JohnSnow-vf8jo 5 ай бұрын

Great vid , thanks for sharing. UK

@helpinguonline 4 ай бұрын

Our pleasure!

@billbaber6653 7 ай бұрын

Good show

@j.chrisbeck7492 Жыл бұрын

I'm glad to find video, I'm going to be facing the same dilemma

@thomasgronek6469 2 жыл бұрын

thanks for the video. I've had trouble with Stihl coils, and customer service doesn't really care. I have seen several videos, where one takes out the plug, and turns the crank with (Hand drill) high RPM ( in the operating direction) This somehow clears any magnetic buildup (?). I don't know what it does, or why it works, , , but the videos indicate (demonstrate ?) that it really does work from time to time, , ,but of course, if the coil is fried, nothing would help. Much luck, and thanks again.

@helpinguonline 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@jeff62301 Жыл бұрын

THANK YOU! - it was just my spark plug ! quicker to test & swap out than to drive to the small engine repair shop.

@jeff62301 Жыл бұрын

and it started easier than it has in years , even after having taken it to the repair shop for different issues.

@helpinguonline Жыл бұрын

Excellent!

@stewartbruce8902 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliantly executed tutorial. No start on my stihl 011av. Have spark, but question if it's strong enough? Other video recommends buying an expensive tester where gap can be adjusted. What do you think about opening the gap on a spark plug and seeing if it will jump the wider space? How large the gap space? Saw has good compression and I feed fuel directly into carb throat. Thank you for your work and guidance. All the best.

@helpinguonline 2 жыл бұрын

If you have spark that is probably not your problem. Gap on your plug should be around .020". Here is a video that might help you narrow down your problem: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p9mDirCqyp_WYIE.html Let us know what you find out.

@oldmanfred8676 2 жыл бұрын

Sounded good at startup!

@helpinguonline 2 жыл бұрын

Don't know if you watched till the very end... but it works great now. Cut that tree down and cut it all up and the saw works like new. Thanks for watching

@oldmanfred8676 2 жыл бұрын

@@helpinguonline, I watched the entire vid.

@johncollins8304 Жыл бұрын

Well that was so clever how to didn't take the whole thing to bits but just slid the HT lead in/out. I've seen other vidos and it looks such a pain, but you've proved it's pointless pain if the HT cap is small enough. I put an inline tester on last night and got RED pulsing in the window! Who knows what that is??

@charlesoverton 10 ай бұрын

Thanks.

@helpinguonline 10 ай бұрын

You're welcome

@imtruth69 Жыл бұрын

Another way to test the kill wire is to remove it from the coil and use an ohm meter connected to the kill wire and ground with the choke/run switch in the run position. If the ohm meter shows no connection to ground then the kill wiring is not the problem.

@jdubya54 7 ай бұрын

Bingo. Coil issues when hot. Thanks for the video

@ronaldlano7738 Жыл бұрын

Can i order ignition for huszvarna model 254

@Brian.......... 2 жыл бұрын

What happens if you don't have the right gap you did with the card? I just swapped over an entire electric system and still no spark. Would the gap effect spark?

@jwad297 Жыл бұрын

of course.

@dannysingarella Жыл бұрын

Great video. Where did you purchase your new coil?

@helpinguonline Жыл бұрын

Ebay

@setexan7198 2 ай бұрын

You should have done Leatherface at the end of the video to celebrate a job well done. 😂😂😂

@kenp133 11 ай бұрын

Hi, Did all this, changed the plug and removed the kill wire and still no spark. Any ideas?

@helpinguonline 11 ай бұрын

If you have trouble with spark it is usually a bad plug, short in the kill wire or switch, a bad coil or an improperly gapped coil. Sounds like you have checked some of these. A bad coil is very common

@30yearsfuelingbigjets 4 ай бұрын

hold still...lol thanks for all the information, my echo 352 won't start...cleaned the filter, changed the gas, cleaned the plug, still won't start, thanks for the info once again

@helpinguonline 4 ай бұрын

Hope you can get it going

@vicpetrishak7705 Жыл бұрын

Echo pet 4000 or a Lisle 20700 Spark Energy testers work well . Very easy to use and are fool-proof . 2/23

@jeffb9991 Жыл бұрын

You don't have to put the recoil back on- spin it with your drill and a socket

@dujeamizic3588 Жыл бұрын

Iworing you!You should use OEM ignition coil!This one will gave you problems.

@jaytodd5809 10 ай бұрын

Another video with no multmeter test

@richh5392 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, 10 bucks and a plug. Good deal

@ronaldlano7738 Жыл бұрын

Ignition. Coil for husqvarna chain saw model 254 tnks-

@emilianohernandez691 Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much

@jaysoal 2 жыл бұрын

Where did you order the coil from?

@helpinguonline 2 жыл бұрын

I ordered that one from ebay... Not endorsing this ebay seller but I got it from happy53621_5 (2925) and it has performed well thus far.

@carlodonnell146 11 ай бұрын

I just learned elsewhere that the aftermarket coils often don't work.

@carlodonnell146 11 ай бұрын

It is difficult to be sure that it is making proper contact when trying to do it alone. shouldn't spark a little just turning it by hand, it is a lot of work when you have to put everything back together just to try it.

@BryanClark-gk6ie 4 ай бұрын

So you gave $50.00 for the saw and the part was $9.99 to fix it' you ended up having a total of $59.99 in the saw. I don't think you should charge yourself any $$$ for the labor especially since they threw in a free spark plug.