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Old 01-14-2013, 12:41 PM
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Question Spark Plug gap.

I have two Owner's Manuals (one appears older than the other) for models K241, K301, K321, etc., engines. The newer manual specifies a spark plug gap of .035" for "battery/breakerless" systems, & the older manual specifies a gap of .025" "for gasoline." Which is correct & why the difference?
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Old 01-14-2013, 01:36 PM
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Newer breakerless and electronic systems build higher voltage,allowing for larger gap.

If you have points, run .025 , other wise go .035 if breakerless
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Old 01-14-2013, 03:15 PM
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If you run a battery its .035 its .025 for mag.
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Old 01-15-2013, 08:31 AM
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Thanks for your help.
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My 1650 has a Kohler K341-71221 16hp, 12V battery, ignition coil, and points. What do I gap at? The Kohler and Cub manuals offer different gaps when compared to one another. Their gaps are as follows:

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Battery/Breakerless 0.035"
Magneto 0.025"
Gaseous Fuel Engines 0.018"

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0.025"
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I would trust the information from an engine manual than the tractor manual.
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I would trust the information from an engine manual than the tractor manual.
Ditto. It is in the Kohler TP-2379 Manual.
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Old 04-08-2016, 08:45 PM
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Agreed about trusting the engine manual over Cub Cadet's.

Out of the 3 gap choices that I shared, from the Kohler manual, would I go with "Battery/Breakerless", based on the aforementioned engine setup?
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