Buc,
My 2J was lightly stuck when I got it along with the recoil being wound backwards. The rewind on these things is kind of a unique contrivance. It’s not terribly hard to work on but a little confusing being that it mounts below the powerhead. Everything has a way of seeming backwards. I’m sure this is how the person that worked in it before me managed to wind it in reverse. My piston came free with a shot of PB Blaster down the spark plug hole amd letting it sit tilted up to soak. Then with a little gentle encouragement with a wrench on the flywheel nut, it was moving again.
I never had to do anything with the magneto on mine so I’m not sure what it has for coils, points, ando condenser. My Champion built Sea Flyer has a Phelon mag. Not sure about the 2J.
Here is a picture of mine in the rack showing the seemingly elusive spark plug cover.
-Ben
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