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Question about contact breaker

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

Got a pic of the new situation?
 
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.
 
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...
 
make sure the rubber washers are correctly installed where the wire connects to the points.
 
and, there's a capacitor "across" the points to stop arcing -always Replace your capacitor when you replace points..
 
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