Help Coil-Carb B&S 326431

[haykarenhardy 6]

Purchased spare B&S model 326431-0190-01-7703041 16 hp from club member. Was converted to kohler coil. Motor had hard cold starting and charging system trouble. I want to bench test motor before putting it in a tractor. I have a B&S engine manual coming on Friday, have not worked on coil ignition or generators for some time and then only on cars and trucks. Removed coil to re-mount and found "use with primary resistance wire or external resistor" does this mean it is not a kohler type coil? Also when converting to battery ignition do you keep the small condenser mounted with the points in the point box and add a auto condenser to the coil?? Carb issues, the motor has a idle adjustment on carb, pinned to the throttle shaft and has lots of play on the adjuster, and some in the shaft. Do I rebuild the carb or try J-B weld and re-drill the adjustment part, don't know the proper name for it. Stan

[HubbardRA 20]

One condenser only!! You can use the original one that is mounted with the points, as I did. That is not a Kohler coil for this type ignition. It will work, but the points will burn very quickly, since the voltage thru them is higher without the resistor. You can add a Chrysler ballast resistor in line with the power lead to the coil. Post a picture of the carb so that we can understand the adjuster problem. It is not clear to me.

[haykarenhardy 6]

The coil did not have a stock bracket, one other post said the coil should have a coil bracket to hold it tight, I may put a new coil on and not take a chance. Hope the photo helps. Stan