I recently got an old tractor and previous owner added a battery powered ignition coil going though the magneto rather than rebuilding the magneto to work properly. in restoring this 75 year old machine im determined to make the magneto fire once again and have reliability.
I guess this is my way of thinking that I can have a vehicle that can run no matter what might happen in the future. beauty of these old machines is they can be made to run with no battery, no electricity needed and even no gasoline or commercial distillates if I put together a wood gasifier piped into the carburetor intake side. since the engine is quite small and transmission geared the way it is it can be a work horse or transportation through all types of terrain with minimal fuel required.