Small Engines (Lawn Mowers, etc.): No Spark , no go , Tecumseh OHV17 Huskee Rider, starter solenoid, money sock

Question
Hi there...I have a Huskee MTD 13A6693G131 Model,with a OHV17 Tecumseh. Engine family STP490UlG2RA. and i'm getting descusted.I bought it from a older gent feller.He Said it had no spark.So well....of cource I then figured......oh....not a problem. Wrong..!.
Here's the sitch Ben.The motor turned over fine with the plug out, but there was no spark.I unplugged the Ignition switch and crossed the Starter Solenoid with a screwdriver. And got spark.hmm...I then did the run of the Mill through the safty swithces.Some were disconnected or broke, such as the reverse shut off at side shifer, and the seat deal.It appears the others such as the Clutch switch and the deck switch were working.The motor had no turn over when they were called upon.But was wondering also if these could have been part of my problem ,on getting spark, whitch i'm quite sure, but had no way to test them.I proceeded to advance to the ignitin switch area looking for bad connections and even bought a new ignition switch.Still no spark.Lets look at the coil field..I disconnected the green wire from coil.Still no spark.Disc. the Red Wire.BINGO Spark.I asked myself how in the heck will this run with both those disconneted? Let me give it a whorl......I Put New Plug in and snugged it.Connected the New Battery.And Commenced to Fire the Pig.It just didn't turn fast enough.I boosted the charge, still not much cranking going on.And Starter was getting to worm.Starter appears New.Why would this Turn so Hard? I'm not suggesting to my-self to even think about buying a new starter....NOPE.Trial and error one part a Time does not agree with my Money Sock under the Mattress to well.
I Pulled the Valve cover Off.BINGO.......Valve Arms were looser than grandma's Dentures.One of the Arms was just hanging.And the Push rod of one,was standing aside like a Mad girlfriend. Everything Still looks real good though.And Push rods still straight.Please Note:This Machine is Very close to Like new condition, with Low miles.I made the proper adjustments i believe about 4 gap on each side? and proceeded to turn things over nice and slowly.Turns much better,O.k....Trying to start it now.With the 2 said coil wires still disconnectd too=for the got spark reason,for the moment.It's Not even thinkin about firing to start.And now I have another problem.......Not Getting GAS.I put a bit in the Cylinder.....Not! And Tried some in the Carb...Stil NOT. No Start,Still has spark too.As I looked for a FOR SALE Sign in the Shed,I saw a Flywheel key on the Bench and said. Huh....?. Some of the Talk on many of these GEMs mention here The Keyway.I can Check that if that is a suggestion.?
One other small question please, Besides HELP ME!!! please.
is > When those magnets there on the flywheel come in contact Center with the Coil.Where is the Piston suppose to be at this point? I was wondering if it was suppose to be TDC.? Mine ain't. And if it is suppose to-be. Thank you so very much for your time. And sorry about the length of question.4 days 6 hours and several minutes Later along with several avenues of Trouble Shooting for progress.I turn to you for Results Ben.Regards.....Grass is Growing here in NY ,She don't like the push mower well and wants this Letter out to you ASAP.Regards Wayne in NY

Answer
Wayne

WOW................ Seems like you had your fill of this Indian engine. BTW how is NY I use to live in Brooklyn then out to the island............but that was many years ago.

Ok now to your question this engine has no spark As far as the adjustments are here is what you can do. You don't adjust OHV engines at TDC. You must bypass the compression release by turning passed TDC and letting the piston drop 1/4". Using a plastic ball point pen as a tool in your spark plug hole you can let the piston push the ball point pen out of the spark plug hole till it starts returning inside the cylinder. Make a mark on the pen so you can see the 1/4" drop of the pen. Then set your valves at 0.004 clearance for both IN/EX. Note: This is a general valve clearance specification that covers most engines today. Check your maintenance book or ask your local dealer for the info on the valve clearance for your specific engine.
Hope fully this helps and good luck with this project. Sounds like you got one that us wrenchs don't like  because you have to keep telling the customer it got this problem now and it is going to cost you more money. Not good because most people want to get it fixed and cheap.

Thanks