"J. B. Wood" <wood@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:wood-2105081148210001@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> In article <B3GYj.5019$pk1.3024@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, James Sweet
> <jamessweet1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>> >>
>> > Just to add some electronics to this post, there are conversion kits
to
>> > replace the points on the engine with an "electronic ignition"
module.
>> > A
>> > small clip-on pickup coil fires an SCR, no more replacing points. I
>> > bought
>> > it at a local small-engine repair shop, Briggs & Stratton called it a
>> > Magnetron module.
>> > Don
>> >
>> >
>>
> Hello, and in my much younger days just about all rotary lawn mowers had
a
> 3 or 3-1/2 hp 4-cycle B&S engine (Lawnboys being a notable exception).
> Other than replacing the spark plug or cleaning the air filter it was a
> rarity to have to replace points on a B&S power plant. Another nice
small
> engine used on reel-type lawn mowers was made by Clinton and, with a
> centrifugal clutch, was also useful in powering DIY wood-frame go-carts.
> You got a lot for your money with these small-hp American-made engines
> IMO.
>
> And since we're already OT on small engines how about a great even
smaller
> two-cycle one - the Cox .049 Thimble-Drome? Damn, I miss those days.
> Sincerely,
>
> John Wood (Code 5550) e-mail: wood@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Naval Research Laboratory
> 4555 Overlook Avenue, SW
> Wa****ngton, DC 20375-5337
I got a snowblower that had been in storage for years, and it would not
start until I removed the flywheel and cleaned the dirt off the points.
Converting to a Magnetron pickup eliminated that nuisance, that's why I
suggested it.
Don
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