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10-04-2018, 02:53 PM | #41 |
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Re: checking timing
The advantage is you are on the same side of the radiator as the distributor and can observe the light and/or rotor position. Or you can't turn the crank backwards. Or you have a Tool Box is your way, as I do...
Other than those I can't think of any. Last edited by Y-Blockhead; 10-04-2018 at 05:42 PM. |
03-26-2019, 09:23 PM | #42 |
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Re: checking timing
Thanks everyone I used this thread to get mine back in time.
Thanks Tom Wesenberg for the picture that helped a lot. Thanks Y-Blockhead for the suggestion on the bent wrench. I will go get me a wrench to bend this weekend at the local "Dirt Mall" (Outdoor Flea Market). |
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03-26-2019, 10:10 PM | #43 |
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Re: checking timing
Had a good laugh from what Y-Blockhead wrote:
Have your wife (or girlfriend hold the secondary wire while you slowly rotate the engine. If she jumps at the same time you feel the detent in the cam gear, you are good to go.
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03-27-2019, 08:47 AM | #44 |
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Re: checking timing
Great idea but they wont be his wife or girl friend for very long.
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06-01-2019, 11:09 AM | #46 |
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06-01-2019, 04:51 PM | #47 |
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Re: checking timing
I look in the pin hole with a super bright LED small flashlight reflecting off of a small 2x3 mirror with an extension. If positioned just right you can see the dimple on the gear clearly. Try it and good luck, let us know. Dutie
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06-01-2019, 06:44 PM | #48 |
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[QUOTE=40 Deluxe;1682127]So, after all this exacting effort to get the timing "exactly right", you start the engine and pull the spark lever down to where "that sounds about right"! Where is the timing at now? Don't know, do you![/QUOT
If the initial timing isn't accurately set , You really won't know where the timing is when you pull the spark down . If you don't know where the timing is when you retard the spark it can damage the starter when you try to crank it . If the timing is too advanced the engine will kick back and it still won't start . If a person thinks the problem is the battery and tries to hand crank the engine can kick back and break your arm if the timing is too advanced .This is a couple of reasons why exact initial timing is so important . |
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