randyt
11-13-2011, 10:35 AM
I have a project in the hopper that requires a small gas engine. I started out with a old olive drab kick start briggs. On further thought it's really not big enough. So I started in on a old single cylinder wisconsin. I couldn't get a spark, I came to the conclusion that the condenser was bad. That began a search, wico magneto parts can only be found on the internet, I wanted local if possible. A fella at the car parts store advised me to hit the condenser with a quick jolt of 12 volts, which I did. After reassembly, still no spark, after fiddling with the points I got a strong spark...yippee I had cleaned the points and adjusted them prior, sometimes it pays to revisit.
I put the sparkplug into the engine, filled the gas tank, bled the gas lines. Wrapped the cord around the recoil and pulled. Kavoom it started with one crank. I thought I was going to have to fiddle with it. It started with one pull several times.
This engine has been setting for at least twenty years. The last time it was used, it was on a homemade generator for charging car batteries. It was coupled with a old car generator.
I wonder if a honda, yamaha, etc would do the same after twenty years.
here's the culprit, thanks for looking.
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh227/randytlee/007-5.jpg
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh227/randytlee/006-7.jpg
I put the sparkplug into the engine, filled the gas tank, bled the gas lines. Wrapped the cord around the recoil and pulled. Kavoom it started with one crank. I thought I was going to have to fiddle with it. It started with one pull several times.
This engine has been setting for at least twenty years. The last time it was used, it was on a homemade generator for charging car batteries. It was coupled with a old car generator.
I wonder if a honda, yamaha, etc would do the same after twenty years.
here's the culprit, thanks for looking.
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh227/randytlee/007-5.jpg
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh227/randytlee/006-7.jpg