Magneto pick up

Ted in NE-OH · May 14, 2014

I have an 1980 (approx) Sears Garden Tractor. How close to the flywheel do you set the magnetic pick up.

rrobert · May 14, 2014

.010
Ten thousandths.

A good business card is usually the correct thickness.

Or, I use the box from the carton of cigarretes.

joe csuti · May 14, 2014

Gap depends on make/mod of eng,most briggs eng with solid state ign run .010" as rrobert said,if eng a tecumseh many of the eng with solid state ign run .010"-.015",if eng a tecumseh cast iron block hh series eng with solid state ign & two trigger pins on rear edge of flywheel then gap set to .010" on the LONG pin.

jeffcat · May 14, 2014

Got something even better. Next time you go to the market and buy a platic tub full of cookies, save the box. The material those boxes are made from are almost always .010 thick. Non magnetic, no scratch, disposable. I use them on chainsaws and small engines all the time. Try it! jeffcat

joe csuti · May 14, 2014

Any body ever hear of a feeler gauge or brass,aluminum or stainless shim stock?

T.R.K. · May 14, 2014

Most Business cards that I get are .016, or about Six thousandths too thick.

Regardless of "what it says on the Briggs website", and we have been through this before-some coils will not fire if the gap is too wide. BTDT.

Use a feeler gauge. They aren"t expensive and will last a lifetime if you keep them from rusting.

Sprint 6 · May 15, 2014

I set the gap so a dollar bill will just slip through. While I do have brass feeler gauges, the dollar in my pocket is closer than the tool box.

greygoat · May 15, 2014

I got my feeler gauge, with brass leafs, from
Snap-On.

Magneto pick up

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