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Sam110

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Installed new points and one set is severely misaligned. Is there a means of correcting this condition? Will this misalignment result in poor ignition? Should this set be replaced?
 

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How is it misaligned? The quality of points has gone down in the past few yrs. Are those aftermarket or factory points.
 
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Can't really see the problem in the picture. If necessary, the moving arm can be bent upward or downward a tad. However, the electricity doesn't really care, as long as they make and break. But longevity does. So it only lasts two years instead of three.
 
kimcrwbr1 said:
Clean the points and feeler guage with acetone set the points and go fishing you can change them next year if necessary.
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Best investment you could ever make- and its only 50-200$ is a used powerhead with solid state ignition. I dont know what HP your motor is but many of the lower units are the same- so you can sometimes get a bigger motor out of the deal. Just a thought.
 
It looks like this motor may have the infamous low tension magneto.----Mtsaz, what powerhead would you suggest with electronic ignition as a replacerment ?
 
And those breaker points were different than the universal magneto.-----Sam, are you sure you have the correct points in there ?----Part # is 581207 ?
 
172523 is the "Tune up kit" part number here on site same as given by the vender I got them from on Ebay, but they are "EMP" parts not "BRP". Listing here:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Tune-up-ki...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

Vendors description for what they fit 1962 -73 18 hp.

Racer you say 581207? I don't see that listed for this motor of mine 18304A.

"Low Tension" Magneto? Mine has a "driver" coil and two exterior Ignition coils. Is that what your meaning?
 
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There may have been a mid year change on those ignitions.----Post a picture of the complete magneto plate.----Does it have 2 ignition coils under the flywheel ?---Or one driver coil and 2 ignition coils mounted externally ?
 
It has a driver coil and two external ignition coils. This pic is the only pic I have showing the whole magneto, it's a "before" shot when I started the work. I don't have one of the "after" other than the one at the start of this posting. Flywheels on and torqued back down so . . .
 

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