by bgsengine » Tue Apr 12, 2022 7:14 am
sounds like you need to know how to adjust points - there's a single screw in the mounting base of the breaker assembly fitting in a slotted metal arm (breaker ground contact) , loosen it and screwdriver between base and metal arm to pry the metal arm away from base towards push rod until points JUST show a gap, then back it off slightly until points just touch, then rotate engine through several revolutions to see if a gap opens up every so often (every other revolution of the crank when piston is coming to TDC on compression stroke) if not, see if you can move the breaker metal arm a bit further to open a gap.
Also, look for any sort of marks on the back of the flywheel that line up with a hole (or hole with a metal plug) in the blower housing if you see 2 close together that line up with the hole when piston is at or near to TDC on compression stroke, those are timing marks that can be used to set point gap (Dwell) with engine running.
Typically spec is .020, but points can be set to that give or take .004 or so, which will affect timing.
And lastly, is your pushrod steel or aluminum? If it is aluminum kohler had problems with those, you may need a new steel pushrod
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