Retainer ring locking down movement of magneto

[JACQUES]

line up the coils   your finger nail must not snag  sliding up or down

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[labrador-guy]

Mike FRAZIER wrote:

Thanks Gary for the reply.

I took photos as I started disassembly and unless it was wrong before I started then I have it back like it was.  I’ll take another look at it though.

 

Mike I never seen one of those brass rings with only three bolts in it.  Maybe that ring is off center?  There should be a place where you can get four bolts in it.  Also those bolts that hold that brass ring down are special.  They have a shorter head.  Check it out when you can!

dale

[Bob Wight]

The screws he has on the brass ring appear to be the original factory screws.   I’ve never seen one with only 3 fasteners either but my parts list for his motor appears to show just 3 screws.

Bob

1937 Champion D2C Deluxe Lite Twin
1954 Johnson CD-11
1955 Johnson QD-16
1957 Evinrude Fastwin 18
1957 Evinrude 3022
1958 Johnson QD-19
1958 Johnson FD-12
1959 Johnson QD-20
1982 Evinrude 25hp

“Every 20 minute job is only a broken bolt away from a 3-day project.”
"Every time you remove a broken or seized bolt an angel gets his wings."

[Don]

What engine is this, a Gale?  Don’t recognize that aluminum bracket bar under the top of the brass ring…  That ring sure looks like it had a fourth screw in it at some point, three holes to the left of the lower screw.

[Mike FRAZIER]

Fathers Day Surprise: I ordered a replacement mag plate, brass support ring and retainer ring. They came in late Friday and I set to work on transferring everything over to the replacement magneto plate. Swapped out the brass ring and retainer and set points etc. Installed the flywheel and everything works as it should. Saturday I tried to start it and it choked and puked but I ran out of daylight. Long story short – it fired up today and ran for about 10 minutes. I still need to dial in the carburetor to find the sweet spots on the high and low but no more problems with the mag getting in a bind. My dad’s 92 BDay is in about a week but I was able to facetime him today and let him see it running which made both of us very happy.

My suggestion to anyone encountering an issue like this is to replace those 3 components rather than trying to wrestle with figuring it out. I think Bob Wright had a similar issue and ended up doing the same thing.

I want to tell everyone Thank You for your input on helping me diagnose the issue – I appreciate it very much!

Now to figure out the carb adjustments and make sure I have the proper fuel mixture ratio. I think I have it a 24:1 right now.

[JACQUES]

see carb section  CD 5.5  hp in the johnson bible….pretty much identical to Gale

https://www.socalaomci.com/library/johnson_service_manual_10th_edition.pdf

 

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