Fearless
Well Known Member
I am having an issue with my Slick magneto on the right side of the engine. I start my plane with the left mag which has the impulse coupler on it. After I start the plane and have both magnetos turned on - if I turn off the left mag the engine dies which tells me the right magneto isn't sparking. I thought I had an issue with the wiring but today I disconnected the p-lead and ground wires off the right magneto to make it always hot and started the plane with the left mag. When I turned off the left magneto the engine died. When this issue originally started I pulled the right mag off and checked the spark off plug number 1 with a paperclip and it would show spark. I put the timing pin in the left rotation hole on the right mag and after setting the flywheel to BTDC reinstalled the mag timing it with the buzz/light box. Would an issue with the cap and wires cause it to not work? Is this a timing issue? I pretty much eliminated the wiring to the switch to be the issue. The plane starts right up on the left magneto. The plane has been sitting for months while I try to get this corrected/sorted (my current job situation doesn't allow much time to make it out to the airport).