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Date: 16 Dec 2005 6:18 pm
Ok, my old Craftsman 8/25 blower is missing the kill switch. I mounted a 2 position toggle switch on the carb cover, how should this be wired? It's a Tecumseh engine if that matter's with a points ignition. Sould I interrupt the coil or condenser? Does it really matter which one?
Date: 16 Dec 2005 6:28 pm
So you don't have to go into the flywheel housing...
The best, can you find the old wire to the old kill switch?
That wire is just grounded to kill the coil, open to run.
That wire should be to the low voltage/points side of the coil.
Date: 16 Dec 2005 6:40 pm
Nope - all the wires are gone, I've got a pretty good idea now what to do. I thought about it after I posted this and now I feel pretty stupid for even asking.... :roll: I hooked the switch to the small "blade" on the post that the coil/condenser share to the points. This should ground it shouldn't it? If so then I need to check for continuity in my ground screw. I never checked it last night as I forgot all about it when the crank key sheared off...LOL :wink:
Date: 18 Dec 2005 11:58 am
BigRigTech wrote:
Nope - all the wires are gone, I've got a pretty good idea now what to do. I thought about it after I posted this and now I feel pretty stupid for even asking.... :roll: I hooked the switch to the small "blade" on the post that the coil/condenser share to the points. This should ground it shouldn't it? If so then I need to check for continuity in my ground screw. I never checked it last night as I forgot all about it when the crank key sheared off...LOL :wink:
yup that point where the points/condenser and coil come together is what you want to ground to kill the machine.
Wire one side of the switch to that, and the other side of the switch to the engine block.
When the switch is closed = killed, when the switch is open = run.
Date: 18 Dec 2005 12:16 pm
Yup, that's the plan. :wink: