Point Gap for a 1974 212 lawn tractor

[mputz]

Can anyone point me to the tune-up specs for a 1974 lawn tractor. A manual for changing the points would be very helpful.

Thanks

 

[jaotguy]

Kohler engine about 12 HP .020" for points .... look for S and T marks ... go to kohler website for replacement procedure ....

 

[RalphVa]

Think it was Kohler engine on my Gravely. It was 0.020".

Ralph

 

[mputz]

Kohler engine about 12 HP .020" for points .... look for S and T marks ... go to kohler website for replacement procedure ....

What is an S and T mark?

 

[RandyT]

The S stands for spark, and the T is for TDC. Actually the starting gap on the points is .020 the gap can vary between .016-.024 to actually get the S mark to line up with the exact moment the point open. Best done with a timing light.

 

[Code54]

If it is a Kohler motor you can go on their website and they have a lot of the manuals on line for download.
Good luck

 

[Wrenchin]

set at .018 I have set most of the ones I work on at that and run just fine, are the points new or the old ones you are setting?

 

[RalphVa]

Even though the spec on the point gap on the Kohler engine on the Gravely, I recall that I had to set it closer (about 0.016") to get the points to close. Determined this with a light to tell when juice was on or off. With a bigger gap, the juice never got turned on to charge the condenser.

On any "pointed" system, try to find an electronic substitute. I had to do this on an Alfa 1300 cc engine. It kept burning the points up because they didn't align properly. I finally put a Hall electronic system on it.

Ralph

 

[murphy1244]

We use the 10-20-30 rule. 10 air gap for flywheel, 20 for point gap and 30 for spark plug. And most match packs were .019 to .020 if you could not find anything else.