1972 john deere 400 no spark

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farmboy186
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1972 john deere 400 no spark

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hey i have no spark on a 72 john deere 400, its in really good shape and would like to ride it this winter, its been stored in a barn for years, i tried cleaning the points and magneto pick up, still no spark, i was gunna try new coils but wanted to know other things to try before i spend the money on new coils :canadasmile:
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Re: 1972 john deere 400 no spark

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Did you rule out that it's a wiring issue in the sled by disconnecting the harness from the engine?
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Re: 1972 john deere 400 no spark

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yes i did
1974 John Deere 300 x2
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Re: 1972 john deere 400 no spark

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If it's no spark at all on both sides, you may want to go through all your connections with a fine tooth comb and make sure everything is clean. You could have 2 bad coils but it could be something simpler.
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I have the same issue on my 500. Both holes dead. I haven't looked anything over yet. But I am interested in what you find as the culprit. :D
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Points. Pull them out and make sure they are clean, and that they will pass juice.

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Re: 1972 john deere 400 no spark

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tested both the stator and coils, coils ended up being bad, tried 3 more sets off motors around my house and there all bad to, looks like im getting new coils, cleaned the point to while i was in there and with the new coils it has great spark and runs amazing now, thanks for the imput! Cheers :canada:
1974 John Deere 300 x2
1974 John Deere JDX4 Special x1
1975-77 John Deere 300 x4
1976 John Deere Cyclone x3
1978 John Deere Cyclone x1
1980 john Deere Spitfire
John Deere Sportfire x2
John Deere Trailfire x2
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