Question
B&S broken wire
QUESTION: B&S engine. The number on the engine isn't really clear. Looks like 170402 1151. The 1151, if that's what it is, was poorly stamped on the starter housing.
A terminal connects to the magneto, in back of the flywheel, from which two wires are, or should be attached. only one is attached.
One wire runs from the magneto terminal to where it connects on the engine. See the photo. This wire can be seen between the two black arrows near the top center.
On the terminal that connects to the magneto, the other wire is broken off. Is this wire one of the wires that connects to the condenser?
That would leave one other wire that leaves the condenser which is also broken. Where does that second wire attach?
There are two broken wires leaving the condenser.
ANSWER: Hello Jerry:
>>There should be a Small Wire from the Coil that goes to the Condenser and the Other Wire Goes to the Shut Off Switch on the Throttle Control Bracket that you Sent me a Picture of.
>>Please, Do Not Hesitate, If you Hit a Snag, if I Missed Something or this Does Not Correct the Problem, I am Here if You Require More Assistance. Hope this Helps. Let me Know What Happens, Please. May the All Mighty Bless You and Yours. Thanks.
Good Luck
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John
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QUESTION: Your description only mentions two wires. One from the coil to the shut off switch and one from the coil to the condenser. This is only one wire to the condenser.
Thw wire from the shutoff switch is connected directly to the coil with a flat terminal. The other terminal wire, which is broken, I think is the one that goes to the condenser, but that's only one wire to the condenser. Where does the second condenser wire go?
ANSWER: Hello Again Jerry:
>>If the Coil has a Blade on it for the Shut Off Wire, then Only 1 Wire is Connected to the Condenser.
>>The Coil is a New Design Coil and Does Not have the Wire that Goes to the Condenser.
>>Run a Wire from the Shut Off Switch at the Throttle Control to the Coil and a Jumper Wire at the Spade Connector goes to the Condenser.
>>Please, Do Not Hesitate, If you Hit a Snag, if I Missed Something or this Does Not Correct the Problem, I am Here if You Require More Assistance. Hope this Helps. Let me Know What Happens, Please. May the All Mighty Bless You and Yours. Thanks.
Good Luck
Respectfully
John
>>PS: I am Allowed to Answer 10 Questions a Day. If you See I am Maxxed Out, then Try Submitting your Question at or Just After 8pm EST (US). My New Day Starts then. Comments and Ratings are Greatly Appreciated. Thanks.
Respectfully
John
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Condenser wires
QUESTION: Here's a photo of the condenser with 2 wires attached. They're broken about 2" above the condenser.
The coil is above the condenser, out of the picture. The flat terminal plugs into the coil. One wire runs to the left (wire doesn't show) where it connects to the throttle control bracket.
If only one of the condenser wires connects to the flat terminal connector on the coil, where does the 2nd condenser wire go? If there should only be one condenser wire, do you have a guess why there are two wires from the condenser as shown in the photo?
AnswerHi Jerry:
>>Are you Sure No One has Changed the Coil from a Standard Coil to a Magnetron (Solid State Ign Coil)?
>>Usually a Standard Coil has a Small Wire that Leads from it to the Condenser and a Magnetron Coil has the Spade Connector like you Described.
>>The Old Coils had a Small Wire (coming from where the Spade Connecter is Located on this Coil) that went Under the Flywheel Along with the Cut Off Wire from the Throttle Control Bracket Shut Off Switch.
>>The Shut Off Switch is a Small Plastic and Metal Unit that the Throttle Linkage Hits when you Throttle the Engine All the Way to the Off Position Using the Throttle Cable.
>>The Shut Off Switch is Shown Very Clearly in the Photo of the Throttle Control Bracket you Sent the First Time.
>>The Picture of the Condenser Shows How the Wires Look when One Replaces the Regular Coil with a Magnetron Coil. The Wires from the Coil and Shut Off to the Condenser are Cut to Remove them from the Ign Circuit as the Point Set is No Longer Required with a Magnetron Coil Ign System.
>>Please, Do Not Hesitate, If you Hit a Snag, if I Missed Something or this Does Not Correct the Problem, I am Here if You Require More Assistance. Hope this Helps. Let me Know What Happens, Please. May the All Mighty Bless You and Yours. Thanks.
Good Luck
Respectfully
John
>>PS: I am Allowed to Answer 10 Questions a Day. If you See I am Maxxed Out, then Try Submitting your Question at or Just After 8pm EST (US). My New Day Starts then. Comments and Ratings are Greatly Appreciated. Thanks.
Respectfully
John
