Red Neck Fix

guido

Well-known Member
Hello,

I went to get parts at my local parts store. They had this one for sale. Nice fix, look at the insulated operating lever!

Guido.
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You took the shocking adventure out of shutting down the engine. LOL. Good idea. I should rig up something like that on my tiller engine.
 
That's something I don't miss!
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Dad had a wood splitter with this Briggs engine, there was a piece of thin steel bolted to the head that you used to ground out the spark to shut the engine off, always thought I would get zapped by it, when the metal piece broke off dad told use to ground it out with a screwdriver! Or pull the plug wire off, I used a screwdriver! Lol
 
Can still remember as a kid. Had a Hawn Rocket reel type mower. Saw how my dad would shut it off with that bent spring metal strap right next to the spark plug and figured I could do it too. Just don't let you fingers get a little too close to that plug wire!!! Sorta knocks you on your little kid butt!!!
 
You do know you wouldn't get a shock without the tape. Your piece of angle is grounded from shock two places. The first is the pivot bolt and the second is the spring.
 
you can also put a wire tie on the plug wire and leave the tie long. Just pull on the wire tie and pull the plug wire off of the plug to kill the motor.
 
that goofy setup you need to hold the lever till the engine stops. they used to have a bent lever you just slide over to the plug and thats all it took to stop them. they were not taped or insulated either. but hey that works too.
 
Hello Dick l,

I called it a red neck fix. THEY, the parts store, had it for sale, as THEY repair air cooled engines as well as sale parts for them. Yes I do know that by touching it with ONE hand, you or I would not get a shock!

Guido.
 
Hello rustred,

AGAIN! That is NOT my fix! The original shut off would have been under the head shield. It would snap against the plug to ground the ignition spark. That is why the put a spring on it, so it will pull away so the engine can be started again.

Guido.
 
Hello centhas,

YEP. Lots of work for shutting down the engine. I would have put a piece of wire in the plug and a clamp on the other end. Clip it on a piece of plastic till needed again,

Guido.
 
(quoted from post at 18:34:45 12/09/18) Hello

So far nobody mentioned the return spring????,

GUIDO.

LOL , We would just use a spring . Bend one end and tighten it under a bolt , then when you wanted to kill the motor you bent the spring over until it grounded out the plug . Worked with no parts to lose !
 
(quoted from post at 18:34:45 12/09/18) Hello

So far nobody mentioned the return spring????,

GUIDO.

LOL , We would just use a spring . Bend one end and tighten it under a bolt , then when you wanted to stop the motor you bent the spring over until it grounded out the plug . Worked with no parts to lose !
 
I'd suggest painting to match the rest of the engine. Would help de-emphasize that particular feature. The yellow fairly screams look at me! Look at me! Maybe an overblown redneck fix but no reason it should look horrible lol :)
 
(quoted from post at 16:34:45 12/09/18) Hello

So far nobody mentioned the return spring????,

GUIDO.

Guido, I don't get it. What is significant about the return spring? Is it taken from something well known?
 
(quoted from post at 18:34:45 12/09/18) Hello

So far nobody mentioned the return spring????,

GUIDO.

Variation that works well is a bent piece of metal with the pivot point properly located so that the lever will cam over center allowing the spring to hold the contraption in the grounded position.

Cam back over center in the other direction and the spring prevents vibration from allowing the stop bar to contact the plug.

The return spring in your photo looks like it serves double duty as a belt tensioner.
 
(quoted from post at 18:34:45 12/09/18) Hello

So far nobody mentioned the return spring,

GUIDO.

Variation that works well is a bent piece of metal with the pivot point properly located so that the lever will cam over center allowing the spring to hold the contraption in the grounded position.

Cam back over center in the other direction and the spring prevents vibration from allowing the stop bar to contact the plug.

The return spring in your photo looks like it serves double duty as a belt tensioner.
 
Always wondered how double posts happened.

When I clicked on submit instead of it saying it has been posted this time it came up with some message about text dubugging.

No idea what that meant so I clicked back then submit again and there you go post times two.

They say you can learn something new every day, guess I am off to an early start today.
 
It's hard to see from the picture unless blown up, but on the top of the worn out 60's era Wisconsin is my bent strap shutoff ground that has been there for 25 years. The built in ground on the mag is inaccessible because of the blower configuration.
 
Back in my younger days we barned a lot of hay with a Briggs and Stratton on the elevator. I remember missing the ground tab and hitting the plug. It seemed that some of those kill switches fell off so we used a hay hook, holding onto handle, to kill the engine.
 
Hello showcrop,

Simple, to keep the lever from hitting the plug while running.
Again not my fix,

Guido.
 
(quoted from post at 10:33:17 12/10/18) Hello showcrop,

Simple, to keep the lever from hitting the plug while running.
Again not my fix,

Guido.

Yes, I see that, but I didn't see why anyone would mention it because it is obvious.
 
(quoted from post at 17:07:16 12/10/18) If it was all so obvious, why did you ask what the spring was for?

drawbar, try reading my question again. Maybe you will understand.
 

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