It took me a couple weeks, but I was finally able to get my hands on an appropriate cap for this little motor. Using BobD’s suggestion, I ended up getting an Orange Drop cap that was similar in specs to the one he suggested on the previous page of this thread.
I made a small bracket for it out of .030 brass shim stock. Soldered everything up and finally had a nice blue spark.
The little Cub actually fired and ran for about 4 seconds on the first pull. I finally got the needle dialed in and have it running pretty nicely now. Starts every pull and will idle down and run up nicely.
I also found that its time in the attic of that barn made its water passages a perfect home for some dirt dobbers. A little work with the air compressor made quick work of that and now I’ve got it pumping water too.
Thank you again to all that offered ideas to get it running.
Some pics of my restoration and the finished motor are at this link…
http://coventrysfinest.blogspot.com/
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