jwales wrote:Neighbor said it worked one day then the next would not start... Checked spark with a tester and a known good plug. No spark. So I have this multi meter that I am not familiar with using and I found the coil(easy access). I removed it and now I could use some help in how to determine if the coil is bad. There are two wires coming out of the coil...one to the spark plug the other to some where else(have not followed that one yet) and then there are the two magnet pieces that face the fly wheel. Any help?? Thanks.
DOesnt matter. the basic principles are the sameFulltilt wrote:I'm pretty sure the OP was talking about his neighbors Echo blower, not some chainsaws.
And so he expressed a desire to LEARN - something you seemingly are not interested in others doing..It amazes me how you seem to go off on tangents in just about every reply. Remarkable.
The OP doesn't even know how to use a multimeter, so...
Yeah, if there is an Echo dealer nearby that knows what they are doing. that plus they don't cover the labor charges for coil replacement (Which even those dealers that will even consider doing a warranty claim may sometimes "bump up" the labor rate and cover the cost of a new coil anyway, or up-sell on other services, etc.) They also have lifetime warranty on driveshafts - but again same deal - won't cover labor when out of warranty.. so for the not-so-lucky Echo owners that don't have a dealer (like us) that will go to bat for warranty coverage on things like that, cost of having a module replaced under the lifetime (out of unit warranty) warranty would cost more than buying a new coil and doing it themselves.
Besides which...Echo has a lifetime warranty on their ign. modules.
Doesnt matter as long as it comes in on the machine and the model and serial are still attached, doesnt matter who original owner was if they dont have proof of purchase from new or it does not come up in the major unit search (which can also find ones flagged as stolen) we will assume it is out of full warranty (unless of course the serial number was produced in the last 5 years and it's consumer use) all we require is the machine (for testing on the PET-9000 analyzer) and able to verify coil is bad, we can warranty it. If they bring in just the coil, they are out of luck even if they bought it from us yesterday - Got to have the whole machine to do a full diagnosis (only takes a few minutes)KE4AVB wrote:BGS, this is something I wondered about. Is it to anyone or is to just the original purchaser like Husqvarna's warranty on ignition coils? I read Husqvarna's warranty which is why I am asking here about the Echo's warranty.
Sometimes it is all the loops that the customer must jump though that causes them to just buy a new coil and install it themselves like you said BGS,
When it comes to new test equipment not everybody can just plugin a flash drive in their body and download the info instantly to their brain. It would nice if we could but then everyone would doing it too.
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