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Default Replaced generator and voltage regulator on ironhead and now no spark! Please help
I have a 1975 Ironhead XLCH kicker. The battery started dying overnight so I got a new battery, new generator and new Voltage regulator. I put all the new parts on and went to start it and nothin. It was getting juice, the headlight turned out but wouldnt fire. I checked to see if it had any spark and nope. No spark. And on top of that, the battery still dies overnight. Please help, im a bit lost. Thank you
 
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Old May 7, 2016 | 06:09 PM
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the new battery was left on too long testing the other new stuff, and burned the points tips so its not making the ground is needs to spark
 
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Thank you. How do I go about fixing that
 
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320 paper between the points and do it turn the key see if it sparks then check for spark and or replace the points and condenser all together
 
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