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    Coil needed for 1947 Firestone 3.5 hp

    My mageto is an Eismann model 61M. I don't have a manual so I don't know the part number for it. Is there a cheap Chinese replacement that can be used to switch the winding onto the existing laminate centre spindle that is 5/8 in X 5/8 in?
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    1947 Johnson HD 25 questions

    Thanks for your help. I've never seen those kind of points.
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    1947 Johnson HD 25 questions

    I got this motor in a yard sale about 25 years ago and it sat in my garage and now I would like to get it running. The engine is not seized. It's got 2 cylinders so I removed the plugs and will either replace them or clean and re-gap. I removed the flywheel to examine the coil, points and...
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    1947 Firestone 3.5hp no spark, wont start

    The engine doesn't have a spark when I pull the cord, it hasn't been running in about 20 or so years from what I was told. The sparkplug looks good and has the right gap, I've taken off the flywheel and attached is a picture. I'll file the points and reset the gap. What else should I do...
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    Firestone 1947 3.5hp flywheel question

    Thanks for your suggestion about using the rubber mallet. It came off by doing the following: - squirted some WD40 on the nut, and left if for a couple of hours. - put the flywheel nut back on. - hit the nut with the rubber mallet several times. - hit all around the underside of the flywheel...
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    Firestone 1947 3.5hp flywheel question

    I'm a newbie to this site because I just purchased a 1947 Firestone 3.5 hp motor(Code 133-7-476) and need some help in getting it running again after lying dormant for about 20 years. The engine turns over, nothing seized, but there is no spark. The spark plug looks fairly new and in good...
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