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Johnson RD
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    Looks like the carburetor cam on the Scintilla mag is different from the Phelon. Is it a direct fit or does the cam need to be switched?

    I’ve got the complete Phelon Magneto less the speed control handle.  Also have the 398-241 Phelon magneto cam and the flywheel.

    My main concern is getting the correct timing for the Phelon as the motor had the Scintilla mag.  I have the KG7 parts list and the Where used book showing the various part numbers used on the KG7 and Mark series motors.  Looks like there are numerous combinations of the two mags.

    The motor hasn’t been run in years, there is no history of how it ran.  I had nearly all the parts to do the Phelon conversion.

     

     

    You have the hardest part to find. The magneto plate from the 7.5 hp KE4 & Mark7 is the same as the 10 hp. magneto.  They are plentiful and not expensive. The control handle from your Scintilla plate will work. Now the flywheel. They do come up for sale from time to time but are expensive. I know of one but its $125.00 + $14.00 shipping. I will PM you the contact info if your interested and the email of a member who I’m pretty sure has a plate to sell you. However if your making this change because your motor became harder to start, then the bottom cylinder started dropping out, and now it wont run at all, changes the crankshafts seals (epically the lower one) before you spend any more money.