I've read that B&S switched from points and condenser ignition to electronic in 1982. My 1982 Craftsman lawn tractor (orig. owner) has points and condenser so maybe that's wrong or maybe mine was one of the last old school ignitions. The conversion may have happened midyear? Recently I've seen some videos showing people converting older 7-16 hp B&S engines to electronic ignition. I've done some research that says this can be done, and seen other info that it cannot.
In particular I've found that NAPA Auto Parts sells some conversion kits which say they work on 95% of small engines but "not on ones with multiple magnets inside the flywheel". Well of course my 1982 B&S engine has multiple magnets in the flywheel. I've read that some folks have converted older B&S engines using a newer B&S ignition coil module P/N 398811. Some folks call this an armature. Can anyone tell me if this module can be used to convert my engine? If not, is there another B&S module that would work? The numbers on my engine: Model 220707 Type 0147. Thanks to anyone who can shed some light on this.
In particular I've found that NAPA Auto Parts sells some conversion kits which say they work on 95% of small engines but "not on ones with multiple magnets inside the flywheel". Well of course my 1982 B&S engine has multiple magnets in the flywheel. I've read that some folks have converted older B&S engines using a newer B&S ignition coil module P/N 398811. Some folks call this an armature. Can anyone tell me if this module can be used to convert my engine? If not, is there another B&S module that would work? The numbers on my engine: Model 220707 Type 0147. Thanks to anyone who can shed some light on this.
