Question about contact breaker

[Guest]

In the midst of timing my cams about a week ago I broke my contact breaker so I pulled the one off of a parts bike we had in the back of the shop and put it on. When I went to start the bike it didn't seem like I was getting spark so I thought perhaps I didn't get it timed right. I timed it again. And then hit the starter. I noticed that although it is sparking on the contacts, it is also sparking on the crankshaft. Is this normal or what do I need to do to fix it? (BTW, the starting problem turned out to a carb issue)

[eil]

Sparking on the crankshaft? That doesn't sound right.

Got a pic of the new situation?

[R3lease1t]

I can get one this weekend. I have some finals to study for but I'll have time Friday or Saturday to get back to the bike. I didn't think it should be doing that but I can't say I've ever fired a bike with that cover off to see exactly what happens.

[Andy24]

Hi,mine doesnt spark anywhere,maybe you can try to reinstall it and clean all the wires,set the gap...im not an expert in electricity but it can be a problem with the ground wires...

[Eli69]

make sure the rubber washers are correctly installed where the wire connects to the points.

[Gorminrider]

and, there's a capacitor "across" the points to stop arcing -always Replace your capacitor when you replace points..