about 4 years ago the throttle cable on my 87 model lawn boy broke. It would still run fine but no throttle. So this year I put on a new trottle cable. Now I am getting no spark. I gained access to the magneto, to it out and buffed the rust off the contacts. There is a wire that runs from the magneto to something in from that seems inaccessable, but conceveably could be a part of the magneto. I still get no spark, if I disconnect the wired I still get no spark. I assume it was part of the kill system as that is where the kill cable goes to. This is a 20 year old mower with little use. But after purchase of the cable I have almost 30 more dollars in it and am relectant to spend more with out know what is wrong. Is there a proper gapping on the magneto? Is there a way to bypass the kill system?
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17 years ago