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    joeyxteamracing Posts: 3, Reputation: 1
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    Apr 12, 2009, 02:43 PM
    Briggs magneto won't spark
    I have like a 5 hp horizontal motor that is on a rochester sickle mower and I have replaced the plug wire and took emery cloth to the magneto and when I don't have a spark plug on it and stick it to a blot it doesn't have much spark but a little and then when I put a plug on it it doesn't have any at all nothing. Can anyone help Thanks
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    Apr 12, 2009, 05:15 PM

    The capacitor is the cause of the high voltage. Replace it.

    Spark in atmosphere will be smaller than the spark within the engine. Keep that in mind.
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    Apr 12, 2009, 07:12 PM
    You it doesn't have any spark and I have tested the plugs in another motor and they all work and I have hooked it up to a drill and turned it over and have no sparking thus resulting in no working engine
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    Apr 12, 2009, 07:13 PM
    Thanks for your help I'm going to go work on the compatitar
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