Hi Bruce
I just bought a second hand engine for an old base I had in my garage. It is a 160cc 2 stroke (plastic carby circa 1993)It is an electric start model though ...and there is no key. Also I have tested it and I cant get a spark at the plug. I tried a new plug...no spark there either.

Could you provide a link to the part of the manual that covers electric starters?
Also.....
Could I just forget about the electric starter and just use the zip starter?
Where do you think the spark has gone? could it be the module on the side of the engine? The e core and magnet look a bit dirty and i havent checked the air gap yet.
Anything else I could be missing ???

Regards
Dave