Flywheel magnet broke off, engine will not start

[Fish]

Yeah, but a part that does not touch anything, kind of brings up questions, eh?

 

[ron350]

SeaPrp04 thanks for posting the picture.

Magnet was glued on not cast into the flywheel.
That looks like a very cheap way to mount a magnet to the flywheel.

 

[SeaPro04]

The only thing that it could hit would be the coil, and an impact like that surely did damage on the coil and the posts that the coil mounts on. , so post some pictures of that, and
I might start to at least believe a tiny shred of this thread.

The new coil should arrive today, I'll post an update soon.
If this doesn't work, I have no choice but to bring it a professional.

 

[reynoldston]

SeaPrp04 thanks for posting the picture.

Magnet was glued on not cast into the flywheel.
That looks like a very cheap way to mount a magnet to the flywheel.

I would think the magnet is installed with some kind of epoxy and then it looks like a pin or threaded rod is installed in the center. I was looking at a older B&S flywheel and it looked the magnet was built right into the flywheel and then pined. Yes it just looks like just another way to cheapen up on building a engine. If the coil was hitting the flywheel it just seems there would hit marks on the flywheel ? I will say it looks like a defect in manufacturing ? Unless maybe the flywheel was removed and dropped on the floor or hit some time in its life??? Its impossible to know this on a forum. You will need more then a new coil, maybe a new flywheel.

 

[SeaPro04]

I would think the magnet is installed with some kind of epoxy and then it looks like a pin or threaded rod is installed in the center. I was looking at a older B&S flywheel and it looked the magnet was built right into the flywheel and then pined. Yes it just looks like just another way to cheapen up on building a engine. If the coil was hitting the flywheel it just seems there would hit marks on the flywheel ? I will say it looks like a defect in manufacturing ? Unless maybe the flywheel was removed and dropped on the floor or hit some time in its life??? Its impossible to know this on a forum. You will need more then a new coil, maybe a new flywheel.

Thanks for your reply. I have replaced a new flywheel and there's no evident of any markings or scratch marks on the origanl flywheel.

 

[dennis morris]

Did u take off your coil? and did u put it back right side up