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I am trying to fix a Kohler engine for a friend and could use some help. This is a K181 on a Gravely walk behind tractor and it doesn't have a battery ignition. It didn't have any spark and after trying a new set of points and condenser, we bought an aftermarket coil. I installed that and still don't have any spark. I've checked some more and read some and watched some videos on timing Kohlers, and I believe I have everything hooked up right. I had some confusion on the timing part. One source recommended hooking up a mulit meter from the points to ground to set the gap. I tried that and my meters alarm never shut off (indicating ground) when spinning the flywheel by hand. I checked the wire from the new coil to the points, and that stays grounded. I don't believe that wire is cut or grounding. Now I'm wondering if something is wrong with the new coil, I'm assuming that shouldn't be grounded all the time from its points wire, but I don't know enough about electronics, so I could use some help. I have a Kohler service manual and for this type of repair it doesn't offer much help. There's a lot more info on battery type ignitions and schematics, but I haven't seen one for non battery types, so I'm lost! C-85
