Firestone 1946 3.5 information

[Carl Wassersleben]

If it wasn’t old and sorta weird, I wouldn’t be working on it. Sigh. A 1946 Firestone 3.5 followed me home today. Only numbers I can find are 462 and 1881 on the base of the cylinder. Its rusty and stuck, but the crank and lower unit all turn. I’m not afraid.

I am sure I will be searching for mag parts, coil, points whatever I can find, modify or fix. Any info or help is as always, appreciated.

[seakaye12]

Maybe;  maybe not Carl.  The magnetos in those are very reliable at least in my experience.  Is the flywheel off?  Is the coil a brown shellac-looking coil?  Probably good.  Clean and polish the points and replace the condenser if you have a good spare and you might just have spark.

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