Bit of a D73T update.
Have been slowly getting bits together to get it all going.
Fuel tank has been cut open, cleaned out and welded back up with a new bottom.
Carb has been made up from a total of three.
I have so far been supplied with 2 magnetos that do not like producing a spark.
Before I lay out more money on getting one re done or even find another known good one I thought it wise to try and see if the starting engine would run.
I stripped down the worst of the 2 mags and removed the coil as it is no good.
I borrowed a couple of automotive type external 12 volt coils and wired them both in using the points in the magneto. The reason for 2 is not finding a good enough way of attaching the HT output of the coil to the mag pickup rod and therefor being able to use the mag as a distributor.
The way I have it rigged is that both plugs fire at the same time so like a wasted spark type system.
I know many will frown on this but it has proved useful as the starting engine now runs after 30 years.
Cheers Chris.
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