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Oren Oren is offline
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Default lawn mower magneto

On Fri, 13 Jul 2007 15:47:27 -0700, Oren wrote:

On Fri, 13 Jul 2007 17:33:26 -0500, "raindeeer"
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how do i set the magneto spark gap on a 4hp push mower, is ther a sertain
gap or do i just push it up to the magneto magnet


Some folks say to use a match book cover... about 0.25.

I don't know the real answer, but you do need a gap and this gap will
affect performance.


BTW, while you can; lightly sand the magnets in the flywheel and also
the magneto contacts. Just shine them up a bit. Nothing serious...



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Oren

...through the use of electrical or duct tape, achieve the configuration in the photo..