EZGO Pre MCI Flywheel and Pulser Coil

[Mach 1]

How actually does a EZGO pre-mci flywheel and pulser coil work? Is the flywheel magnetized in any way?

 

[Tomd]

The pulser coil has the magnet on it. Not the flywheel like a lawnmower has. The flywheel has a slot in it .