Thanks you two; yes the coils that are failing are the “newer” black style and they are cracking badly but still work.
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The X5460 are the orange style and are used on earlier 16HP Scotts so I agree; they should work fine…..or so I would think.
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Frank; I do not have any aftermarket coils; although the ad above appears to be aftermarket versions.
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Tubs; I know you have used OMC coils on the 7/16″ lams…….have you done so with the 5/8″ versions as well?
The early Wico coils don’t have any covering on them.
The motors I have had with them would produce a
spark but they were all hard starting and if you could
get them started there was some kind of running
issue. Improvements were made and the later coils
were much better. The motor in this video had the 5/8
lams that I reduced to 7/16. Its not the easiest conversion
but I show the steps for anyone who may be having
problems the Wico coils and would like to try this option.
Tubs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVvSB5QxMrw
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