I don't understand what the points is.. Is it in the picture I posted?

Jimmy wrote:
coils rarely go bad. Usually its the points or the kill switch. If its not
one of these then its the coil.
"Michael Shaffer" wrote in message
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Hi, I have an old tiller that won't start. There is no spark, what could
be wrong with it? My dad took the coil out a couple years ago and was
going to test it but never got around to it. How would I test the coil
or should I just buy a new one?

http://members.cox.net/michaelshaffer/tiller1.jpg
http://members.cox.net/michaelshaffer/tiller2.jpg

thanks
Michael Shaffer