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John in La 08-19-2012 06:51:41 67.35.255.89 Report to Moderator	If you have the #1 cylinder up on the compression stroke and the flywheel turned to where 8 deg before tdc lines up; remove the cap and see where the rotor is pointing. rotate the dist to where one of the plug wire holes lines up with the rotor and install the #1 spark plug wire in this hole. Wire the other spark plug wires in the rotor rotation using your firing order. [Reply]   [No Email]
WVKid 08-19-2012 10:24:09 71.178.204.47 Report to Moderator	Re: Engine Timing help, Please in reply to John in La, 08-19-2012 06:51:41   Quoting Removed, click Modern View to see Just wondering where you are getting the info. on the 8 degrees setting from? Been told that before but I thinking this is info. N8 and N9's because the NNA calls for 31 degrees BTDC. I have a side mount distributor and just really need to know how to rotate the distributor. There are two set screw below the distributor oil port. Think I'll loosen those and try to move it. My book tells me to rotate the distributor but does not tell me how to make it free to move, hoping it's the two set screws below the oil port. Is there any way to send you a PDF file from my repair manual? Thanks, WVKid [Reply]  [No Email]
John in La 08-19-2012 11:59:17 67.35.255.89 Report to Moderator	Re: Engine Timing help, Please in reply to WVKid, 08-19-2012 10:24:09   The picture will show what bolts need to be loosened to move the dist. That bottom picture that JMOR posted shows both bolts well. If you want to get right down to it 8 deg btdc is wrong. It is really suppose to be 4 deg btdc at 450 rpm. The advance system in the dist will bring it up to 25 or 30 deg btdc when you get the engine running over 2000 rpm. I tell people 8 deg to get it started because some of these old tractors will not run well at 4 deg. Once you get it running we can see if you can get the rpm low enough and set it at 4 to see how it runs. Now I have to agree with JMOR. I am going on the assumption that you have #1 at tdc on the compression stroke. If you do not; or you are not 100% sure if you do; we need to stop right here and make sure. You can make things a lot harder on us by moving the dist when it is correct now. Take the spark plug out of #1 cylinder. This is the one by the radiator. Stick your finger in the hole and bump the motor over till you feel/hear a puff of air. We are now comming up on compression. Now move the flywheel with a screw driver till you get the timing marks between TDC and 8 deg BTDC. When you get to this point your rotor should be pointing to the hole in the dist cap that you have the #1 wire installed in. If not rather than removing and turning the dist just move the plug wires around. If it is between two wires loosen the two bolts and turn the dist a little to where it points at the a wire hole. [Reply]  [No Email]
WVKid 08-19-2012 13:51:08 71.178.204.47 Report to Moderator	Re: Engine Timing help, Please in reply to John in La, 08-19-2012 11:59:17   Quoting Removed, click Modern View to see Many thanks guys, I've printed this out and taping it on the side of the Tractor so I can follow the instructions. Be a few days before I get back with you, heading to God's Country for a couple days, miss them thar Hills of WV. :) There's a Hatfield down theer I need to shoot also,,,,,,, just in the foot though. lol Thanks for all the help, WVKid aka Duke of Earl [Reply]  [No Email]