Magneto gear

[Tommy123]

For those of you that have removed the engine gear driving the magneto, what did you use to plug the hole where the gear shaft was mounted. On my io360 a1a the shaft has a oil hole in it that will continue to spew oil with the gear removed.
I?m going dual SDS electronic ignition. Wondering if there is a actual lycoming part before I just make one out of aluminum.
Keeping the gear with the fuel pump cam, removing the RH one.

Thanks.

[vic syracuse]

Yes, you can make one. However, most of the Electronic ignition providers send one with the kits so you might contact one of them and see if you can just get it. Lightspeed and Electroair have them for sure.

Vic

[Walt]

I think most folks leave the idler gear in place, some day you may want/need to install that mag. Weight savings would be pretty minimal.