Locating dimple on timing gear

[daren007]

Oh good grief how did we put man on the moon. Fully retard spark. Put cyl #1 on TDC compression stroke. With rotor pointing to #1 on distributor body set points to just open with backlash removed. Done.

[Patrick L.]

Originally Posted by daren007

Oh good grief how did we put man on the moon. Fully retard spark. Put cyl #1 on TDC compression stroke. With rotor pointing to #1 on distributor body set points to just open with backlash removed. Done.

Yup, and we now have 90 posts about it !

[aermotor]

Originally Posted by Patrick L.

Yup, and we now have 90 posts about it !

If you have a spare distributer, time it as the above comments - take your pick! Next remove it and toss it under the seat, when or if you have a dist. failure on the road just retrieve it from under the seat and simply drop it in. No mess or fuss with TDC, rotor position, points position, etc. Post 91 and took longer to type than time it took to change the spare dist!

John

[Patrick L.]

Originally Posted by aermotor

If you have a spare distributer, time it as the above comments - take your pick! Next remove it and toss it under the seat, when or if you have a dist. failure on the road just retrieve it from under the seat and simply drop it in. No mess or fuss with TDC, rotor position, points position, etc. Post 91 and took longer to type than time it took to change the spare dist!

John

Years ago when folks were talking about how bad the modern upper plate conversions were, I was compelled to get one. When I put it in a distributor it was installed in the motor, the old original type dist. went in the box of emergency parts under the rumble seat. After about 12 or 15 yrs I ran across it and decided to put that old original style back in. Scraped off the rust, stuck it in, hit the starter button and away it went and it has been in and running for years. I'll check points setting and lube it every couple years. Its probably about time to put the modern plate one back in for another decade of use. My distributors don't get timed very often, they just get taken out and put back in every year or so. With all this Kung Flu lock down nonsense we have a lot of time to spend on this forum.