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3314V Engine Wiring Question


Kenzen

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The PO of my 3314V put a large blob of silicon around the cover for the points, within which a yellow wire from the wiring harness is connected to a black wire going to (I presume) the coil on the rear of the engine. These two wires (still covered with a lot of silicon) are connected by a screw going through a broken piece of resin board (like a printed circuit board). Is there a diode in there, or can I just cut the wires and splice them together with new lugs?

Thanks,

Ken

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The little "card" is an insulated connection point for the wire going to the points. I would leave it, it is an OEM part. And the wire or wires going thru the slot on top the points cover should have a sealant around it to keep water out of the points housing...sm01

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i always leave it because it does make things easier in the event you need to pull the engine. All you need to do is remove the screw.

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The card is floating around and covered with silicon sealer: Should it have been attached somewhere? Does it go inside the cover for the points?

Ken

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The "card" is bolted to the top of the points cover using the top points cover bolt.

If you look close at the points cover, you'll see a raised ridge on the points cover just below the bolt hole. The card rests on the ridge so that the screw/nut is straight up and it also stop the "card" from rotating when the point cover bolt is installed.

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PhanDad - that makes sense given that the PO simply glued it in that location with an entire tube of silicon sealant. Given your description of how it mounts, I can determine that only half of the card remains on my tractor - it was probably broken due to over tightening. I'll come up with something. I bought the real gasket for the points cover, and I might try to track down a new insulator card.

Thanks,

Ken

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