WHGuy413 2,683 #26 Posted February 28, 2022 Alex held me captive in the garage for 8 hours today. I still couldn’t get spark with the tecumseh h60 that came with it so I took my complete spare for my 603 off the shelf and wouldn’t you know it no spark. I fought with it for a while and got frustrated (give me a good old Kohler any day). I got to thinking. I had another one mounted in a suburban frame for a potential rat rod speeder (like 7 years ago) that I never finished. So he pulled the engine and I tinkered a little bit and boom spark. He then went to town on getting all the engine pieces back on, engine mounted, hood on, belt guard on, clutch rod and brake rod on and his seat. It runs but needs a little adjusting. He’s happy as can be. Few small things and a couple bigger pieces left and he should have it cruising in no time. 1 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,557 #27 Posted February 28, 2022 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,492 #28 Posted February 28, 2022 2 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said: Well done Men. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,864 #29 Posted February 28, 2022 Woo hoo! Awesome! I love a good @Pullstart! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,864 #30 Posted February 28, 2022 Not like I’m complaining, I’ll drool over Kohlers all day vs Teckys… but on Jan 11 didn’t y’all have good spark? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHGuy413 2,683 #31 Posted February 28, 2022 3 minutes ago, Pullstart said: Not like I’m complaining, I’ll drool over Kohlers all day vs Teckys… but on Jan 11 didn’t y’all have good spark? We did. Then discovered it was out of time and firing wrong. From that point on I couldn’t of made it spark even if i had hooked it up to a wall outlet 😂. I tried everything in the book and then some and could not get it to spark ever again. Although the mechanic at worked offered to look at it so I may take him up on that. But yeah from that point on I’ve been struggling and he’s been hounding. This gets him going again. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,864 #32 Posted February 28, 2022 It seems there was a GM hei ignition trick, or similar? @pfrederi? @ebinmaine? Maybe neither of you? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHGuy413 2,683 #33 Posted February 28, 2022 9 minutes ago, Pullstart said: It seems there was a GM hei ignition trick, or similar? @pfrederi? @ebinmaine? Maybe neither of you? I know ebinmaine gave me a few videos and they were a huge help at making me understand. Even with that I just couldn’t get it. Now that I don’t have any pressure from Alex I can tinker with the other 2 and see if I can figure it out at my leisure. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Howie 886 #34 Posted February 28, 2022 I don't believe that will work on the H60. Think it works on the cast iron 10 & 12 horse engines. I have had trouble with some of these points they sell today. Occasionally have had a bad coil. When I did work on these more often would never pull the whole unit off, did not like to have to pull the head to reset the timing. If a line is scribed on the post prior to removal they an be put back very close to where they were. Used to work on quite a few of these. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHGuy413 2,683 #35 Posted February 28, 2022 1 minute ago, Howie said: I don't believe that will work on the H60. Think it works on the cast iron 10 & 12 horse engines. I have had trouble with some of these points they sell today. Occasionally have had a bad coil. When I did work on these more often would never pull the whole unit off, did not like to have to pull the head to reset the timing. If a line is scribed on the post prior to removal they an be put back very close to where they were. Used to work on quite a few of these. I definitely learned a lesson of not to take the whole assembly off. I will be more careful from now on for sure. Hope the next project he finds gets me back into a Kohler. Oh wait he still has his little reel mower with the Briggs on it we need to work on. To many projects to keep straight and all my ice fishing gear in the middle of it all. I need a barn with room for his stuff and mine. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHGuy413 2,683 #36 Posted March 11, 2022 (edited) Here’s probably one of the last updates on Alex’s project. It’s on 4 wheels finally! Needs only a few minor things but it’s close and he finally got to drive it today! It’s so muddy he didn’t go far just out to let me take some pictures and back. Thanks for all your support. Once the yard hardens back up I will get some pics of him out and about. After he’s used it around the house this year he still plans on restoring it like my 603. stayed tuned he picked up another project wheel horse today! The kid has got the bug! Edited March 11, 2022 by WHGuy413 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,557 #37 Posted March 12, 2022 Outstanding!!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
