An amateur here . If you precisely find TDC and mark it so you can somehow see it while cranking you can eliminate some of the guess work. Then you could scratch in some BTDC marks and see if advance is your problem. Bert has said it is sometimes possible to rotate the little engines with an aid like ?variable speed drill with socket? I know this is probably easier said than done. I realize the voltage output is very low, but I have hooked up an auto strobe timing lite to my Intek and got a faint red spark pulse. Just an idea as you have tried so many things.
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Kickback issue...I'm stumped, need help
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Export threadDoes anyone have any suggestions on what I could attach or do to simulate a working load on this engine? Looking for something simple so I don't have to find something to mount the engine to and something to attach to it. I figure you pros must have a trick or two up your sleeve.
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Does anyone have any suggestions on what I could attach or do to simulate a working load on this engine? Looking for something simple so I don't have to find something to mount the engine to and something to attach to it. I figure you pros must have a trick or two up your sleeve.
When you think about it, the load should not have to be that big. Think of a riding mower of rototiller that is idling in neutral. About the only load is the resistance of turning the belt on the pulleys and the resistance of the transmission being in neutral. Install a pulley on the crankshaft and attach a belt to some kind of idler pulley and you have your load.
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Easiest thing would be a blade disc from a mower that had swing back blades.
A cast iron / heavy steel pulley ?
And no, customers rarely pull a motor out of an implement then ask me to fix it.
A cast iron / heavy steel pulley ?
And no, customers rarely pull a motor out of an implement then ask me to fix it.
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I had a similar kickback issue with a lawnmower similar to your engine, I was doing work on it and took the blade off, did not want to attach the blade again till I was sure the engine was working. Every time I tried to start it, It was like hitting a wall when the compression stroke started. I put the blade back on and it was easy to start. The momentum from the blade overcomes the compression stroke.