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quote cajuncook1:

Buc, have you had the magnet remagnetised? Those pre WW2 motors have soft magnets and after say 90 something years are weaker and require rejuvenation.

The rotor magnet seems to have strong magnetism as you rotate it by hand.
I believe the magneto is from the 1950’s, so it probably has permanent magnets.
If I get a chance tomorrow, I’ll replace the old condenser with a capacitor
and see if the spark improves.
If not, I’ll think about how to make the mag into a distributor.

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