r/stihl • u/robertking1991 • 3d ago

Ignition coil?

Hi all, anyone any good with ignition issues? My FS460 was running okay, then stopped and now won’t start. Can’t seem to get spark? Does this mean the coil is dead? Cheers

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u/Tritiy428 3d ago

Make sure switch is in run position, try to check conductivity of the wire with a multimeter, maybe wire has a bad contact with sparkplug boot. Check if your killswitch wires (small ones) is plugged and not touching. If you have a new sparkplug, try new one. If it's all not help, check coil gap, or order new coil.

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u/robertking1991 3d ago

Will do, many thanks!

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u/robertking1991 3d ago

Turns out my lead had broken right at the point it connects to the ht boot, hence unpredictable starting. Thanks for the suggestions 👍

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u/Tritiy428 2d ago

I'm glad to help :)

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u/boriiik 3d ago

Try pulling it a lot faster. These require a faster pull to see the spark.

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u/iscashstillking 2d ago

Before you spend money on an ignition coil verify the kill switch and the wiring to the kill switch are working correctly.