Re: Old Magneto Identification

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quote PM T2:

The magneto with the twin coils appears to have been monkeyed with. I dare say it was originally meant to be installed on a four-cylinder motor, most likely an Evinrude, so could be Zephyr, Lightfour, SportFour, Speedifour, Big Four. I’d bet one of the smaller 4’s if I had to put money on it. One set of points has been eliminated, and there are four holes for spark plug leads in the plate itself. Each coil is meant to fire two plugs, somebody has grounded out a high tension lead on each coil. I venture that whoever did the work was trying to get this magneto to function on an alternate firing twin. Just my two cents. Hope this helps.

Best,
PM T2

Good eyes T2! I see now how it very possibly could have originally been off a quad of some sort. The next time I have it out, I’ll compare it to some early and late model Zephyr/Light Four mag plates.