Service Manual

14
GTS 200
Ignition
Ignition
Contents
Check Ignition 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Check For Spark Miss 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spark Plug 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spark Plug Maintenance 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Remove Ignition Armature 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Remove Flywheel 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Inspect Flywheel Key , Keyways, Flywheel,
and Crankshaft 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Install Flywheel
16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Install Flywheel 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Install Ignition Armature 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adjust Ignition Armature Air Gap 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Specifications 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WARNING
T O PREVENT accidental starting, the spark plug
wir e must be r emoved fr om spark plug and
gr ounded, failur e to do so can cause personal
injury.
WARNING
DO NOT r emove spark plug when checking
ignition. A fir e or explosion may occur .
WARNING
FL YWHEEL KICKBACK can occur if the
flywheel key is shear ed and bodily injury may
occur.
Check Ignition
1. Connect spark plug wire to Spark T ester , Fig. 9.
2. Operate starter and observe spark gap in tester . If spark
jumps tester gap, ignition is good.
Note: Flywheel must rotate at 350 RPM, minimum.
Note: Spark will be observed.
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Fig. 9 – Checking for Spark
1. Spark plug wire 2. Spark tester , Briggs &
Stratton T ool #19051 or
#19368
Check For Spark Miss
1. Install Briggs & Stratton T ool #19051 or #19368, Spark
Tester , in series with spark plug lead and spark plug,
Fig. 10.
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3
1
Fig. 10 – Running Check
1. Spark plug lead
2. Spark tester , Briggs &
Stratton T ool #19051 or
#19368
3.
Spark plug
2. Start and run engine.
3. If spark jumps tester gap regularly , but miss continues,
problem is spark plug, compression, or fuel system.