got a free Argo!

[plumb1er]

Congrats on scoring an Argo! I've been researching mine and argoadventure.com has been very helpful. Go to their site and select contact them. If you have the ID plate with model # they can tell you what was stock, but not what was modified by previous owners ( mines kind of a Frankenstein).

[curtisbyrne]

i was told its an 83 by Argo but i dont believe it. it has the red magnum engine not black which was used in earlier days and the sprockets are on the axles by one key way with a bolt through the sprocket tube.im not sure when tney switched from the series 2 to the magnum but im sure it was around 84-85? im thinking shes an 86 or 85.anyone know what year it is?

[curtisbyrne]

at 6;10 we were blowing the gas out of the cylinders,we left a fuel line hooked up to the carb all night to find out the base was full of gas,oil change and some cleaning and she was working againi must say this engine starts amazing i cant get over it
i must say we all had fun though.... cant beat good times with friends

[curtisbyrne]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8WICqILAfk&t=16s

im the guy with the gray pants and black shirt when we attempt to start her up!

[TravisW]

got spark back after cleaning coil stator and JB welding magnets on flywheel! i have a vid of the first start but will post later today! she runs real nice i mush say

She might run nice until that magnet comes loose at WOT. JB Weld might work for a high stress application like this if you have a pristine surface to adhere to, but any oil or debris that's deep in the pores of the flywheel casting and magnet just weaken the bond. I'd definitely invest in a new flywheel if you don't want to risk that magnet becoming a projectile and doing damage to the machine, or anyone who might be around it when it lets go.

Also about your starter issues, you need a new bendix for it, it's the mechanism attached to the gear that throws it out when the starter is engaged. You might be able to find a new coil at a local small engine shop, especially if the coil was used on other more common Briggs engines, just take your current coil with you to compare it to what they give you.

[garrett1308]

eBay should have one, and they'll be the cheapest. Jacks small engine parts should also have them, but I don't think they're as inexpensive as eBay.

[curtisbyrne]

where can i buy a coil for a magnum engine other than ebay and Richards relics?

[curtisbyrne]

got spark back after cleaning coil stator and JB welding magnets on flywheel! i have a vid of the first start but will post later today! she runs real nice i mush say

[curtisbyrne]

also the starter turns but it wont throw itself on the flywheel gear... it spins clockwise when holding it so the gear faces outward.noticed the brushes were almost toast aswell

[curtisbyrne]

stator was gummnd up and there was a magnet off the fly wheel,would that cause no spark??

[fornarog]

Check Richards Relics.

[curtisbyrne]

where can i buy a coil for the kohler magnum engine other than argo website and ebay? also fuel filter

[curtisbyrne]

has no spark. thats with the old plugs in her,will et some new ones tomorrow!needs 5 new chains

[philipatmaxfour]

86 or 87 free argo

got a free 8ic of a friend of mine for free being a red magnum is a 1986 or 87 maybe? will check the identification plate soon.going to my budys to check her out!

Well the tires might need a bit of air and the winch is a bit of a nightmare but you seem to enjoy fixing the one you have and.....

[curtisbyrne]

got a free 8ic of a friend of mine for free being a red magnum is a 1986 or 87 maybe? will check the identification plate soon.going to my budys to check her out!