I'm spinning the motor with an 18 volt drill and there should be enough for a spark. When facing the front of the engine, there is an electrical post on the left side of the ignition module. There is a clip with a wire coming off of this post. To the right side is another wire that is connected to the screw that holds the ignition module in place. These two wires used to go to a switch on the chainsaw. By connecting a wire between them, was I grounding out the ignition? So, to start the motor, I should just leave them alone? Eventually when I get the motor on a plane, I'll have a kill switch. But for now, I am just trying to check the engine out and see how it does. I tried it both ways yesterday, but couldn't get a spark either way. The plug was taken out, but it was touching the top of the cylinder, so I think if the ignition was working, I would have seen some kind of spark?