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    enikolich Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    May 28, 2006, 06:21 PM
    Briggs Twin Running Rough
    I have a B&S twin that is running very rough. I've replaced both plugs, removed both heads and cleaned 20 years of carbon out. Late last season, I rebuilt the carb and it ran great. I compression tested both cylinders and got 90 PSI from both.

    After the compression test, I forgot to hook up the plug wire to one of the plugs and the motor ran perfectly! This is only the case when that particular wire is removed. When I remove the wire from the other cylinder, there is no improvement in performance.

    Any ideas! Does this sound like the wire to the coil is bad? Your help is appreciated!
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    May 28, 2006, 08:13 PM
    Sounds like the coil is going bad. You can't replace the plug wire without replacing the whole deal.
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