john *.?-!.* cub owner
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I have 2 questions.
1 - recoil starter, ball bearing type. It occasionally, but getting more frequent, will while running make a squealing noise and the rope will unwind an inch or two. Will a drop or two of turbine oil where the outer shell goes into the ball bearing housing to lubricate that bushing help it?
2 - pointless ignition, it will on occasion kick back severely. Not all the time, but on an average of 1 out of 3 times. I know of no way to set the timing, but did notice the legs of the coil assembly were very close to the flywheel compared to the older point type engines I am familiar with. .005 in (.15mm) by my feeler gauge. Could that be causing it to fire too soon and kickback?
1 - recoil starter, ball bearing type. It occasionally, but getting more frequent, will while running make a squealing noise and the rope will unwind an inch or two. Will a drop or two of turbine oil where the outer shell goes into the ball bearing housing to lubricate that bushing help it?
2 - pointless ignition, it will on occasion kick back severely. Not all the time, but on an average of 1 out of 3 times. I know of no way to set the timing, but did notice the legs of the coil assembly were very close to the flywheel compared to the older point type engines I am familiar with. .005 in (.15mm) by my feeler gauge. Could that be causing it to fire too soon and kickback?