Tech Support Forum - View Single Post - Merry Tiller, Briggs engine.. no spark..(shocks you though)

shazbot · 05-20-2009, 03:35 AM

Thanks guys. I had no idea the points were so picky... I just used some 320grit(couldn't find any 1000.. I also rubbed them together hard for a while..) and used some rubbing alcohol w/ a q-tip on them.. nice blue spark now.

I probably shouldn't have "cleaned" all the contacts with gasoline the first time...(doh)

Hopefully that'll be enough to get it running..
will check in a couple hours.. 5:30 am here.. neighbors probably wouldn't be too happy...

05-20-2009, 03:35 AM	#4 (permalink)
shazbot Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 4 OS: xp	Re: Merry Tiller, Briggs engine.. no spark..(shocks you though) Thanks guys. I had no idea the points were so picky... I just used some 320grit(couldn't find any 1000.. I also rubbed them together hard for a while..) and used some rubbing alcohol w/ a q-tip on them.. nice blue spark now. I probably shouldn't have "cleaned" all the contacts with gasoline the first time...(doh) Hopefully that'll be enough to get it running.. will check in a couple hours.. 5:30 am here.. neighbors probably wouldn't be too happy... Last edited by shazbot; 05-20-2009 at 03:38 AM.