Electonic ignition upgrade

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   Hello All,

  Great site, love the wealth of information. First the details: I inherited a 1969 AC B-110 lawn tractor w/ a B&S 10hp L-Head and it's been great for a few years now, but this year it had a hard time starting. I was getting a weak spark and was thinking of upgrading the ignition to a magnetron electronic ignition. The B&S support said it could be done if I sent the flywheel in to get it repolarized (repolarization is free, just a shipping cost). When I got the shroud off, I saw that someone was busy building a nest on the magneto. Here's my question: the mag is rusted up pretty bad, should I just replace it or should I still upgrade? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

     thanks,  GM

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Mr. Fix It Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Bronze Level Joined: 11 Sep 2010 Location: Taxachusetts Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote Mr. Fix It Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Electonic ignition upgrade Posted: 11 Sep 2010 at 2:50pm
	Hello All, Great site, love the wealth of information. First the details: I inherited a 1969 AC B-110 lawn tractor w/ a B&S 10hp L-Head and it's been great for a few years now, but this year it had a hard time starting. I was getting a weak spark and was thinking of upgrading the ignition to a magnetron electronic ignition. The B&S support said it could be done if I sent the flywheel in to get it repolarized (repolarization is free, just a shipping cost). When I got the shroud off, I saw that someone was busy building a nest on the magneto. Here's my question: the mag is rusted up pretty bad, should I just replace it or should I still upgrade? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. thanks, GM

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CTuckerNWIL Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: NW Illinois Points: 22823	Post Options Post Reply Quote CTuckerNWIL Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 Sep 2010 at 3:07pm
	I have had great results by cleaning the flywheel and the coil. Set the gap correctly and add new points and condenser. Having that unit you should check out http://www.simpletractors.com
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Mr. Fix It Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Bronze Level Joined: 11 Sep 2010 Location: Taxachusetts Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote Mr. Fix It Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 Sep 2010 at 3:31pm
	Thanks for the quick reply, It's probably a good idea to keep it as original as possible. The fly wheel magnet can hold a 12" screwdriver out straight by the blade, so it's plenty strong. I had forgotten about that site. Great nostalgia (check out my new avatar).