Did I drop something?

[dads707]

I bought new points and condensor for the Homelite T-16/ It did not have fire. After I replaced I couldn't get the gap to open on the points. I put the old one back in, same thing. Did I drop some sort of cap off the plunger?? What I have now is a plunger with a hollow end. I looked at the manual I downloaded from Briggs, can't see if anything is supposed to be on the plunger or not.

[debalko]

on my honda the cam is not on the shaft but on the flywheel. The points are adjusted through the flywheel. Just a thought

[Agricola]

Put your finger on the end of the plunger, push in and spin the engine. Is the plunger moving in and out? If so, you might need a new plunger. I wonder if the end just wore off or broke off.

[dads707]

It does move, just can't get the bolt tight enough to contact the pivot.

[ehertzfeld]

That cap your talking about mite be a spring compression tool for the condencer. Just a guess Elon

[Simplicity314]

Seems obvious, but do you have the lock nut backed off far enough?