Old JC Penny rototiller 8hp briggs&stratton no spark?

Take off the starter cover and sand the rust off the magnet, check the gap on the magneto it shoud be 0.01 or ten thousands, spark plug should be 0.30 or 30 thousands. If that doesn't work replace the magnetic they have new electronic type -vs- points type for the same price.

Rod
June 2011

If your Briggs motor is very old then it will indeed have contact breaker points, beneath the flywheel. The recoil driving dog serves as a flywheel nut, undo it the normal way to allow you to work on the flywheel. A large adjustable spanner will do this or you can tap the lugs round with a hammer. The flywheel may have 1/4 unc threaded holes to allow you to fit a puller to. When you get the flywheel off, the points are opened by a peg driven by a cam. Replace the points and condenser and set the gap at 15 thou.

John
October 2009