Problems when running my Mower

[Lachiepower0402]

I've got a feeler gauge now,

Could someone please tell me what gap I need to set the points to so I can complete the procedure or tell me where I can find the information I need.

Thank you in advance

 

[Fish]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zPtr9izc3E

 

[Lachiepower0402]

I tried to undo the flywheel nut that was on top of the flywheel but it wouldn't budge, I tried hammering it with like in the video and it wouldn't move an inch.
I will have to either buy the tool that is required or go to the mower shop and get them to do it.

I got the automatic choke working, the little arm that comes from the fuel tank was out of the place that is sits in under the cover on the carb.

Also I do not have any spark anymore, so their must be something wrong with the points.

 

[Fish]

Yeah, that is why I am a big fan of advising folks to swap the engine over to an electronic coil, lawnmower shops usually have piles of good used ones laying around, and no need to try and pull the flywheel.

 

[Lachiepower0402]

So could I remove the coil looking thing that is next to the flywheel that connects to the spark plug, what is that anyway? and put a magneto in its place?

 

[Fish]

Yeah, you just need to cut the wire going under the flywheel, and bolt on the new coil with a business card, you just need to hook up the coil to the kill wire circuit so you can shut the engine off..

 

[Lachiepower0402]

Amazon

Would this also work, because at the moment I don't have any used coils and I wouldn't know which one to get and my local mower shop wouldn't have it.

 

[Fish]

putting an electronic coil on a briggs points model - Bing Videos

 

[Fish]

coil numbers....

briggs 793281, 697036,398593,496914.
Oregon 33-342

 

[Fish]

Hell, stop buying chit and listen to me!!!! Your local shops have those coils laying around!!!!! When a shop junks out old mowers with bent cranks, they
usually save good starters, coils, tanks etc....