"Terry" wrote in message ...
Yesterday was an unusual day here in Ohio for December so I decided to
get my badly needed flying "fix".

Right decision. I have had numerous aircraft ignition problems that all started
with two WORKING mags. I would not consider starting out with only one
firing. And to have a mag completely dead is a really bad sign. It could be
a real serious problem (then again it could be the ignition switch which is
admittedly a piece of cheap-assed crap in most light aircraft).