Install Plunger And Seal; Install Breaker Points - Briggs & Stratton Twin Cylinder L-Head Repair Manual

Install Plunger And Seal

1. Assemble seal to plunger.
2. Install plunger with fiber tip up, Fig. 18.
3. Slide seal over plunger boss until it contacts cylinder.

Install Breaker Points

Place breaker point cover gasket on engine with tab to
right of breaker plunger boss, Fig. 19.
For ease of assembly, install ground wire, condenser
wire and armature primary wire to point terminal before
installing points, Fig. 20.
1. Turn locknut counterclockwise on adjusting screw
until nut is at end of travel.
2. Turn breaker point adjustment screw clockwise
until locknut touches cylinder.
3. Install condenser and mounting screw.
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FIBER TIP UP
SEAL LIP
SHOULD
CONTACT
CYLINDER
BREAKER
PLUNGER BOSS
CONDENSER
SHOULD BE
STRAIGHT
STRAP ON
TOP OF
BREAKER
BASE
Fig. 18 – Install Plunger and Seal
Fig. 19 – Install Cover Gasket
LOCATE WIRE
AWAY FROM HOLE
ROUND HEAD
SCREW
TURN NUT UP ON
ADJUSTING SCREW
CONDENSER
BEFORE INSTALLING
WIRE
POINTS
Fig. 20 – Install Breaker Points
GROOVE
PLUNGER
BOSS
GASKET
TAB
LOCATE EYELET
ABOVE GASKET
TAB
CONDENSER
STRAP ABOVE
BREAKER BASE
GROUND
WIRE
INTERNAL
LOCKWASHER
CLAMP
ARMATURE
PRIMARY
WIRE
INTERNAL
LOCKWASHER
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