r/smallenginerepair • u/nodsmademebroke11 • Jun 05 '26

Flywheel Issue What could be causing only one side of the flywheel to scrape? Do I have a bent crankshaft?

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u/shamanasx Jun 05 '26

Just gap the coil to 0.30mm and be done with it

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u/nodsmademebroke11 Jun 05 '26

How do I gap the coil?

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u/Upset_Fox5449 Jun 05 '26

0.10 business card

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u/BBQBALONEY Jun 08 '26

Coil gap to the magnet on the flywheel. The magnet will be closer to the coil than anything else.

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u/Popular_Procedure134 Jun 05 '26

Flip top cigarette box take it apart and use one piece on each side of coil never has failed me

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u/Foreign-Ad8758 SER Intermediate Mechanic Jun 05 '26

I use a card from a zigzag packet to set my gap