Tried adding a grnd wire (during my first try), still no spark..... In the dark, with spark plug out and connected to coil n grounded to engine, I did try with a variable speed drill as a starter to spin the flywheel and at low rpms got no spark but when I revved the rpms higher I got a spark, sometimes intermittent and continuous at times and weak and strong sparks. The front light on the bike comes on with a steady voltage, no flickering.