I have been doing a lot of research on the 5hp Eska I got my hands on, figured out it was from 1977 what type of Tecumseh engine is on it (643-25) amongst other helpful things and even got the repair manual from a member here. Currently trying to get the motor to run I do have compression and I had spark
However this is where my problem lies.. When I was first cranking it over I did have spark, however now I no longer have spark, I don't know if it was something I did or not because while I was working on it the twist throttle jumped teeth and was all kinds of screwy, I did manage though to get it meshed properly but like I mentioned now I don't have spark.
So now for my question when setting the gap for the points it calls for .020 inch. Now is this supposed to be done at the highest point of the lobe that would be max separation of the points? (from the manual "before attempting to set ignition timing, make certain that breaker points are in good {or new} condition and gap at maximum opening is correct) when the refer to maximum opening they mean max opening of the points not the throttle??
it would appear that someone has played with this motor before has the stop screw (screw that grounds out the ignition shutting the engine) was screwed in way to much and the stop bracket (to limit max throttle) was way out of adjustment as well.
Maybe I am just misreading something and not quite understanding what they are asking me to do.
However this is where my problem lies.. When I was first cranking it over I did have spark, however now I no longer have spark, I don't know if it was something I did or not because while I was working on it the twist throttle jumped teeth and was all kinds of screwy, I did manage though to get it meshed properly but like I mentioned now I don't have spark.
So now for my question when setting the gap for the points it calls for .020 inch. Now is this supposed to be done at the highest point of the lobe that would be max separation of the points? (from the manual "before attempting to set ignition timing, make certain that breaker points are in good {or new} condition and gap at maximum opening is correct) when the refer to maximum opening they mean max opening of the points not the throttle??
it would appear that someone has played with this motor before has the stop screw (screw that grounds out the ignition shutting the engine) was screwed in way to much and the stop bracket (to limit max throttle) was way out of adjustment as well.
Maybe I am just misreading something and not quite understanding what they are asking me to do.