[SEL] Briggs "Y"

[Reg & Margaret Ingold]

When all else fails, go back to basics. It IS there, you just missed it last
time!!
Reg & Marg Ingold.
Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
randmingold at hotkey.net.au
http://www.oldengine.org/members/randmingold

----- Original Message -----
From: <jlb94 at juno.com>
To: <SEL at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 2:16 PM
Subject: [SEL] Briggs "Y"


> Hi Guys,
>
> Yesterday - I responded to one of Curt's posts and I said that I was
> doing something really "stupid" - I just didn't know what it was.
>
> Figuring I shorted the capacitor somehow, I took the Briggs flywheel off
> and started
> poking around again.  After disconnecting the capacitor from the points I
> figured it was okay.
>
> While having the ohm meter at hand I (for some reason) decided to check
> the points with the ohm meter.  NOTHING ! -  Huh ? - Yep, - NOTHING !!!
>
> Wait a minute !  What's wrong here.  I set them at .020.  Someone told me
> the points setting for all Briggs is .020.  Even the manual says .020.
>
> Looking closer with my OTHER BLIND EYE, I discovered what the ohm meter
> was telling me - - - MY POINTS AREN'T CLOSING !!!
>
> After setting them - again (with both blind eyes )  This time so they
> close - and putting everything back together - again - I now had spark.
> WELL,  I'LL BE !!!
>
> Yep - It's running again !!!
> I told you I was doing something really "stupid".