- connected in series to secondary windings by two electrodes
- bypasses secondary windings if path is interrupted
- helps protect the secondary windings in the coil to provide an alternate path for current if there is an open in the secondary circuit
0.010"
I believe its .020 with a magneto.
Most of the Briggs engines can be gapped simply with a business card between the flywheel and the magneto.
The magneto point gap on a 2hp Yamaha outboard is 0.35mm, or 0.014".
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The magneto air gap is a precision measurement that's taken between the edge of the flywheel and the ignition coil armature. The flywheel and the crankshaft are held together in alignment by the flywheel key.
air gap improperly set between fly wheel and magneto, bad coil, spark plug harness. Would not hurt to check the spark plug gap and ensure the connector end is tight
Use the same spark plugs as you would with a distributor, but reset the gap to .020".
For most small 4 cycle cylinder engines using a magneto and a coil to provide electricity to feed the spark the gap is .006 to .010.
Most people use a standard business card between the magnetto and flywheel.
Yes, on the crankshaft there should be a "slot" called a keyway, and a matching slot on the flywheel, mate a key in the slot of the flywheel and crankshaft, and then your flywheel should be timed, also on a magneto ignition system, makesure the magneto has the proper gap, called "armature air gap" usualy if you put a buossness card in there is a good starting point
Try the owners manual. It should be about .030 of an inch. If the magneto gets weaker close the gap about .002 (or to .028) of an inch. Good Mowing.