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The code on the engine is actually a date code. The QR code above it is what gave me the clue.
Clicking on the QR code took me to the briggs and stratton site AND gave me the actual model number of my engine:
093J02-0006-F1
Which turns out there are 2 coils/magnetos for. One prior to date code 16012200 which is the 593872 I bought and lasted one year.
The other one on the briggs site is 595009 said to be used after date code 16012100 which I'm taking as December 21st of 2016.
So one is for use after date code December 21st of 16, one is for use before date code December 22nd of 2016
My date code is... EXACTLY 16 1220. So what I have is the 2000 ford ranger of lawn mowers, manufactured exactly on a cusp where they were changing parts.
The part number I bought this time was a 595009. I know it isn't the 593872 because it was a different coil altogether and I had to re rout the spark plug wire and lengthen the kill wire to get it to work. BUT it isn't the 553981 which was the number on the original coil/magneto I took off BUT doesn't seem to be an active part number in any of the briggs archives.
I bought it in a briggs package, it is brand new, stay tuned and we will see what actually comes in!
This mower is in 100% perfect brand new shape otherwise but if this part doesn't go right in and match the original routing of the spark plug wire and the kill switch wire... I'm selling it for 50 bucks so it goes in a day. My age old crafstman lawn mower is doing me just fine.
Guys this is my luck.
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