Take the carburator off and clean all the varnish from the bowl and jets. If it idles roufgh in gear or at mid to wide open throttle.
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It will stall but not to the point of kill. While running spray some carb cleaner down it. A preaty simple fix on a motor that size. If not- the impeller for cooling water may not be working. When started and running there should be a "tattle tail" of water exiting the engine in view to show of cooling. Mount the motor on a boat or make a 2x4 frame and place the lower unit in a 5 gallon water bucket. :smiley_rotflmao: ) Put new in with correct oil mixture. Just clean the carbon off.Įmpty the old gas (don't ask me how. If they are not rounded off at all- I would keep them. An AC magneto condenser is just not the same as any old condenser, even though it looks similar.Pull the plugs and take a look at them- tell us what they look like or take pic's of them. The coil might be burned out, though fairly rare it can happen. The kill switch circuit grounds that small wire to kill spark. If the points are grounded, or if that small coil wire is grounded, you get no spark. This one would be great if you can fit it on there and wire it in.
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As long as you ground the condenser case and wire it to the ignition coil primary (the small wire) and the points, you are free to use a Tecumseh magneto ignition condenser from another engine size or type. This is important for condenser acquisition, because the electrical value of the condenser for Tecumseh engines is the same (Edited: for the 3 pole magneto coil). Tecumseh's small engines with magneto ignition, both 2 and 4 stroke varieties, fire the spark plug on every stroke. There is a small, adjustable gap between the flywheel magnets and the ignition coil's metal poles. The ignition coil has a pole in its center, with an exposed pole on either side of it. The pole I am referring to is the machined edge of the metal laminations that mates to the flywheel magnets. The AH81 has a "3 pole" magneto ignition coil. and if the strength is good it will pull the screwdriver tip onto the magnet.
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The later Tecumseh manual illustrates holding a large flat head screwdriver tip within 3/4" of the magnets. This could easily happen if the flywheel was stuck on the crankshaft. If a flywheel has been hammered, struck, dropped or heated it can lose magnetism. One thing to check is the strength of the flywheel magnets.
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Previously I thought there was only the AH 81. always learning something new, never have seen one). (Edited: reading old posts I see several mentions of the AH 817 MB. is there a difference between 2 cycle condensers and 4 cycle condensers, or does my problem lie in the coil? I know that this vintage engine is hard to find parts for, but if anyone has any or could cross reference what will work I would love to hear from you. after that long explanation my question is. (Now dont tell me nobody else has done that) I do feel a spark, however not enough to show when you put a spark plug in. I have a very weak spark, the only way I could tell was to hold on to the plug wire and turn it over by hand. So I purchased a new set of points and condenser, I used the numbers from his condenser to order mine, what I didnt know (he told me later) was that he used a different condenser than the original.
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I noticed when I took it apart that he had pinched the wire and I thought that may be the problem. He said he had tried putting in a different condenser but still had the same problem. When I talked to the guy who owned it before me, he said it had no spark. I am working on an old Tecumseh AH 817 MB engine.