So, I have a stock 12a. I was told that my ignition modules may be bad. Does anyone know how to test them so I know if they are bad or not?

Second question is how do i take off the oil filler tube? Mine has a bit of rust I would like to clean out.

 

Can't offer info on modules, but as to removal of the oil tube, these are usually just press-fitted in or a bit of glue. I used a soft mallet and tapped the top sides back and forth to loosen it then a bit of a twist to loosen the final hold, and wiggled it out…

Stu Aull
80GS
Alaska

 

You can tap it back and forth while a small crow bar or thick screwdriver is held under the vent tube and pry against the top of the intermediate plate. I lay a 1/4" plate of aluminum there to protect the iron. Go slow and it can be walked out without doing very much damage.

 

its easy to make an igniter tester. I made my own using this

 

I never made my own ignitor tester. I just grab a handful of aligator clips, a spare dizzy, a coil, a spark plug and wire with a way to hold the plug so it can be grounded, oh and a car battery. Then turn the dizzy shaft.

If it sparks the coil, it's a good ignitor.

Is that like the hard way to do things like this? I never know. The light bulb method seems harder to me for some reason. Probably why I've never done it.

I have hooked a test light on the (-) side of a coil and cranked it before. It makes the test light blink. Is that like the easy way or something?

 

Thanks guys!

 

Heres mine. Alligator clip to 12v or battery and ground the back of igniter. If the bulb lights up, its a giod igniter