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____________ Stump Shot- I think I've answered my own question...I isolated the points wire from the other wires it had contact with on top of the condenser. And testing the continuity this way.

"Connect it to where the wire goes to the points." Stump Shot- I did this. Meter positive lead to the points and negative meter lead to chainsaw chassis/body. There is a gap between the points yet there is continuity...an Ohms reading. How do I interpret this? The points are somehow shorted?

Stump Shot- 1) Many thanks for responding. 2) When I installed points back in the 70's on our tractors and old trucks/cars on the farm, I never hooked up a continuity light to verify the points are opening when they're supposed to. I just eyeballed them. But I'm trying to follow your...

The point cam is located on the crankshaft.

I have a Husqvarna L65 chainsaw, manufactured in 1974 in Sweden. I received it non-running. I already have the 6 page Clymer generic service manual that covers this saw as well as 16 others. I have gone through the saw from stem to stern, doing the necessary repairs to bring it back to life...