1939 (I think) sea king twin

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  • June 26, 2020 at 4:37 pm #206783
    tinkerman
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      I’m restoring an old sea king and the coil tests good bit didn’t have spark. Waiting on plug wires to come in, but there’s a wire coming off the points that goes to a screw on the front of the magneto. Looks like it may have been a kill switch but I don’t see a button or lever or anything for it. It has fiber washers underneath and on top of the wire. Does anyone know for sure what this is? I can post a pic later but thought someone may have one and could explain the original function

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      June 26, 2020 at 8:18 pm #206805
      Tom
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        likely it’s a kill contact. With the mag plate on the motor, see what it hits when you move it all the way to the left.

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        June 26, 2020 at 10:25 pm #206811
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          I’ll check this out, thanks tom

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          June 29, 2020 at 10:17 am #207036
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            Tom, you are correct, when the advance is all the way left, this screw grounds against a steel pin. I guess I would have seen this when I put it all back together but we were on vacation and it was on my mind at the time. Hopefully it’ll be all together in a few days. I still don’t exactly know what model it is. I see sea king midgets and I’m thinking this may be one as it’s very short shaft. I’ll post pictures when it’s finished

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            June 29, 2020 at 10:06 pm #207102
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              Here’s a pic of the sea king I’m working on. If anyone can help with model or year I’d appreciate it. Also does anyone know of a source for the plunger that operates the points? I’ve robbed another engine to get this one going but will need one for that engine eventually.

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              July 1, 2020 at 11:15 pm #207398
              fifty20ne
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                http://www.discount-marine-parts.com/ob_sea_king.html

                http://www.discount-marine-parts.com/ob_sea_king_1.html

                A few pictures of mine showing decals, or whats left of.

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                July 2, 2020 at 12:08 am #207404
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                  From July 1997 issue of AO magazine.

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