Without having to take apart this engine- can someone please refresh my
memory, as to what cam or eccentric actuates the points rod on a Briggs
16 HP engine, vertical cylinder ?

It's in a ' 72 Mont. Ward lawn tractor- it had intermittent then no
spark- and the points are not opening/closing enough to run the engine.
I've had a 9HP apart before, but that was a LONG time ago-

whatever makes the points actuating rod move in/out appears to be worn
to the point the rod barely moves back and forth

also, do they make an electronic conversion to do away with points on
this engine ?

thanks

UNIVERSAL MIND wrote:
Without having to take apart this engine- can someone please refresh my
memory, as to what cam or eccentric actuates the points rod on a Briggs
16 HP engine, vertical cylinder ?

It's in a ' 72 Mont. Ward lawn tractor- it had intermittent then no
spark- and the points are not opening/closing enough to run the engine.
I've had a 9HP apart before, but that was a LONG time ago-

whatever makes the points actuating rod move in/out appears to be worn
to the point the rod barely moves back and forth

also, do they make an electronic conversion to do away with points on
this engine ?

http://makeashorterlink.com/?I20735C1C

Rob


thanks

WOW- thanks a lot- that's exactly the listing I need and was looking
for

question- what's the difference between the "magetron kit" to convert
2-leg to electronic, part number 394970-

and the "armature" 394891

will they both do the same thing, or what ?

UNIVERSAL MIND wrote:
WOW- thanks a lot- that's exactly the listing I need and was looking
for

question- what's the difference between the "magetron kit" to convert
2-leg to electronic, part number 394970-

and the "armature" 394891

will they both do the same thing, or what ?


The armature is the entire coil assembly, the kit is a small module
using the existing magneto coil.

Ring 'm up and make sure they can outfit you on your older model.

Rob

UNIVERSAL MIND wrote:

Without having to take apart this engine- can someone please refresh my
memory, as to what cam or eccentric actuates the points rod on a Briggs
16 HP engine, vertical cylinder ?

It's in a ' 72 Mont. Ward lawn tractor- it had intermittent then no
spark- and the points are not opening/closing enough to run the engine.
I've had a 9HP apart before, but that was a LONG time ago-

whatever makes the points actuating rod move in/out appears to be worn
to the point the rod barely moves back and forth

also, do they make an electronic conversion to do away with points on
this engine ?

thanks


Magnatune used to have B&S modules too, it looks like they are 2 stroke
outboard applications only now. Try this too:

http://www.hardwareworld.com/Univ-Ig...e-p9W7CFV.aspx

for another idea.

Rob

UNIVERSAL MIND wrote:

Without having to take apart this engine- can someone please refresh my
memory, as to what cam or eccentric actuates the points rod on a Briggs
16 HP engine, vertical cylinder ?

It's in a ' 72 Mont. Ward lawn tractor- it had intermittent then no
spark- and the points are not opening/closing enough to run the engine.
I've had a 9HP apart before, but that was a LONG time ago-

whatever makes the points actuating rod move in/out appears to be worn
to the point the rod barely moves back and forth

also, do they make an electronic conversion to do away with points on
this engine ?

thanks


After all that goofing around in my manuals & catalogs, Google again
comes through with this simple search... look around he

http://www.google.com/search?&q=briggs+ignition+module

Rob

Briggs got back to me, said their Magnetron would work, if I sent them
my flywheel to be repolorized- I'd like to not have to do that- thanks
for the link, am looking into one of your Google link parts that
perhaps just bolts on using the existing setup

Briggs got back to me, said their Magnetron would work, if I sent them
my flywheel to be repolorized- I'd like to not have to do that- thanks

for the link, am looking into one of your Google link parts that
perhaps just bolts on using the existing setup snip

This idiot, Charlie Nudo of Drums, PA, aka 66fourdoor,
trippingtoo8track and other façades, would have trouble figuring out
how a mouse trap works, let alone a simple single cylinder engine. Do
a search on this subgenius sometime...he's a barrel of laughs! He
should be in a mental institution, but so sad is the state of mental
health care in the US, he's allowed to annoy others at will.