Shiny Nuts but No Spark

 

It was a nice day for being outside yesterday - especially after the high heat and humidity we've been experiencing lately. Actually, pretty close to ideal in my book. Because of that I pulled the truck out and finished swapping out the lug nuts. The shiny chrome looks good in the sunshine. I know they'll rust up if I don't stay up on the maintenance, but I can't imagine pulling all 24 of them off to scrub them with some steel wool. Anyway, they're all on and I put a breaker bar with the proper size socket in the cab.

I did some yard work as well and then I got busy on the Sportster. I got the bike off the stand, put the pipes back on, and did the pre-flight check. I put a gallon of hi-test in the tank and hit the starter button. Nothing. I pulled a plug and grounded it to the head, no spark. While I was doing that, gas was leaking onto the floor. Apparently, the float is stuck besides not having any spark. I checked the wire running to the coil and there's power there, so the run/off switch is fine. I'm scheduled to help someone this morning, when I come home I'll see about trouble shooting the points and condenser. I was considering installing an electronic ignition - might be time to just go that route.