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Why can't i get a spark?

I have an MTD millenium ride on mower which ran when I bought it but now I can't get a spark out of it. I've put a new condenser on it but still no spark. According to a chap who looked at it for me (but has since died suddenly!) the wiring has been burnt. it looks as if it's been in a fire under the bonnet. I have taken all the wiring off it and left myself with the two wires which go into the flywheel (they go behind the starter motor) and I thought that if I connected them together it should complete the circuit but that didn't work. Anybody got any ideas?
Phil Parker, April 2005
look at www.howstuffworks.com and search for magneto

steve, May 2005
link Click here to see other fixes for MTD Millennium.