1913 magneto testing

[fords]

I have the head off my 13 motor and was wondering can I test the magneto with only turning the engine over by hand cranking? Thanks guys

 

[redmodelt]

Sort of not really. You would need to crank it over at around 60 RPM to get any real juice out of it. At hand crank/start speed it's hard enough to hear the coil buzz anyway.

 

[stevests]

Actually, if you happen to have one of these you can - http://www.funprojects.com/products/MT-1.aspx - this is a copy - I have an original and all one needs to do is a single 1/4 pull to see if the needle registers - has both scales for the early thinner magnets and the later 3/4" ones too - great tool !

 

[fords]

THANKS I looked at the tester. Seems like that's what I need.

 

[tmodelman]

You can do a home made test, with analog test meter, an 1156 12v DC tail lamp bulb. Measure on AC scale, as the magneto is AC output.

http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/331880/MAGNETO_TEST_58163152-332508.pdf