Just wanted to give everyone an update regarding finding a coil.
Went onto the Smokstak forum under Maytag 72 coil conversions, and a few of the members posted using older Briggs & Stratton 392329 coils. Apparently this is an NLA part number. Went on Ebay and there was one for $29, which was a heck of a lot better than the $150 coils floating around as replacements on the internet.
As you can see from the first picture the replacement comes off the core by gently spreading it from the middle. I found this out the hard way after I spent about 20 minutes with a Dremel trying to cut the core in half….duh. The only adjustment necessary to make it fit after removed from original core was some grinding and filing on the original 5/8" core pictured below. The condenser was also leaking, according to my Mercotronic, and I used a Mumbles (hope you don’t mind that I reposted your picture) Vishay .22uf 850V replacement that I found at Digikey (part numbers below).
Buttoned it all up and low and behold……. it had great spark. I haven’t tested the motor in a tank yet, as I am now going through the carb, but I believe it should run.
Hope this helps anyone that uses this type of Eisemann ignition.
Bob D
That coil shows up for $12.15 with free shipping on Amazon…..is it the same?
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