044 flywheel nut torque and air gap

[langdon19]

Hi all
Just picked up an 044 that had/has a heck of a kickback through the starter cord. Keyway looks good so unless I have a flywheel coil Miss match I’m good to go. The pull handle is broken so I’ll order one and see how I go with a better grip and pull.
What is the torque for the flywheel nut and air gap please.

 

[Crispexx]

View attachment 044 IPL.pdf
View attachment 440 SM.pdf
These might help you.


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[Crispexx]

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[Crispexx]

I BELIEVE the 044 and 440 should have the same specs for torque and ignition gap. I hope someone else can verify that for me.


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[langdon19]

Legend, Thankyou

 

[Mad Professor]

Typo in the manual for air gap , should be 0.006-0.012" , not 0.12"
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[deye223]

Air gap for me is standard business card and never had a problem even if it is wrong

 

[swatbwana]

Air gap for me is standard business card and never had a problem even if it is wrong

This is what I always used and works.


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[lone wolf]

This is what I always used and works.


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Yes it works for me also.

 

[Woodslasher]

Air gap for me is standard business card and never had a problem even if it is wrong

Same for me, except on my 461. The crank bearing died and the flywheel "kissed" the coil a time or two, so I decided to put an unlimited coil in it. I gapped it with a business card, no spark. I was sure the coil was good, so after some checking I decided to set the gap to .008 like the manual said. As soon as I did that, I had spark! My only guess as for why it didn't work is possibly the impact weakened the flywheel magnets to the point that they needed to be as close as possible.