[AT] AC magneto woes

[Ronald L. Cook]

The little steel gear that the fiber gear is running against is probably 
getting rusty and chewing up the fiber.  My thought on the problem, anyway.

Ron Cook
Salix, IA

JAHaze at aol.com wrote:

> I pulled my AC C out of the pole barn last week, the first time in four 
> years.  After some fresh gas it fired right up and me and the kids drove it around 
> the field for a couple of laps.  It ran out of gas at the far end of the field 
> (as they always seem to do) and by the time I got back to it with a gas can, 
> I couldn't get it started again.  After multiple trips with multiple tools, I 
> finally concluded that I wasn't getting any spark.  I pulled the magneto cover 
> off and found out that the fiber gear has stripped and things were no longer 
> spinning they way they should.  I remember having trouble with the fiber gear 
> before and having to replace it.  Is there any reason why I keep stripping the 
> gear?  Why would anyone have such a weak point built into a magneto?  Is 
> there a replacement that's not fiber?  Is there something else I should be looking 
> for that's causing the gear to strip out?  It might be another four years 
> before I drive it again, but I hope not.
> 
> Thanks for your help.
> 
> Enjoy, Joe

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