I know what engine the OP has, as I have worked on many of them. The OP will have to be a contortionist to see if the brake mechanism is coming off the kill wire terminal, without removing the shroud. I never said he had a bad coil, I just gave him a method on how to test for a bad coil. I guess that’s why I’m a teacher, I can only tell you how to do something which I got from a book. In this case I’m talking about an engine I have worked on, not something similar. What are you going to do when you find out the carb is not bolted to the engine? Not all engines are the same, but you can use my replies on any single cylinder engine to troubleshoot a problem. By disagreeing with me doesn’t make any of us right, but it does make people deside who is more credible. I can accept that my credibility in this thread is zero in the eyes of three other members, the OP will deside how he wants to proceed. By By