Recent content by forestboy

So, it was wedged on tight as anything, and I managed to snap of one of the magneto mounting points - so off to recycling it is. Thanks for the help though.

I'll give that a go now and report back.

Good - I will give that a go tomorrow and report back.

I have located the engine as part number 80302. Here is the parts diagram on the Briggs & Stratton website. I appear to need part 298502 (points and condenser) engine? Not the part 389593/591420. 50 quid new :eek:

It looks similar but without a part number it's stab in the dark. Might be worth offered a tenner perhaps. Not sure how the seller reckons it's in good condition - there's no mention of any resistance testing. :unsure:

I think i will see if I can remove the flywheel and see what condition it is underneath before I decide what to do. That no doubt will be a task in itself. There comes a point where, if it's not a hobby, you are throwing good money after bad.

Yes, interesting - but the coil appears to be defunct - so wouldn't be able to use it. :(

I think I have located an original part but it is £60, more than the machine is worth I think :(

Hi John. Yes, that is correct. Here is a picture of the magneto itself - the exposed wire I pulled out of the flywheel. I'm getting 2.62 reading on the earth wire, zero on the body.

I've been given an ancient rotovator - no identifying markson it whatsoever. It's a 4 stroke and it all seems in good condition, not seized etc, but there is no spark and a resistance test on the magneto the shows it is kaput, although it does seem to throw some voltage out 3 or 4 volts maybe. I...

Sorry if it's not clear. It's in case of power cut, which we get a lot where I live. I want to temporarily connect the gen earth stud to the house earth via a 3 pin plug and 3 pin socket, but only connecting the single earth wire. Thus using the existing house earth instead of an earth rod...

Afternoon. An odd query. I can't find it discussed anywhere. If it's lashing down outside, I need the generator at home under cover in a shed, albeit with the door open. The shed has a wired socket from the house circuit, so could I connect the earth stud on the generator, via a 3 core...

Guys that is all really very useful indeed. Thank you very much it is much appreciated

Hi everyone. I had you chap around - a qualified electrician - to sort a plug socket in the kitchen. He works for a big electrical company but does his own work out of hours as well. When he finished the job and went to turn the power back on at the he told me that the circuit board was...

Hi everyone, I can't find the answer to this anywhere! Does anyone know what depth the Frost Line is in the Scottish Borders? Elevation approx 300m. We are building a single storey concrete block/natural stone faced storage building and need to decide on the foundation depth and width...