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WD distributor timing uncertainty

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Justin Squire

07-26-2006 07:28:41




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I am almost finished with a 1953 WD and I am questioning my work on timing the distributor. While restoring the tractor, I took the governor assembly and timing gear out to clean and inspect. I installed the assembly back in place and thought I lined the gears up right. I didn't see any marks on the gear other than a punched hole inbetween two of the teeth. I lined it up with a similar hole on the camshaft gear. Are these the correct markings to go by? I then followed the manual's instructions for timing the distributor. I could not make out any marks on the flywheel for TDC, but I just hand cranked the engine until the intake valve closed and all the air was forced out the spark plug hole. Wouldn't this be TDC? I then lined the distrubutor up so the primary lead terminal was facing the rear of the tractor, was that correct? I put the rotor on facing the front of the tractor if I can remember correctly. I then rotated the body of the distributor until the points touched and tightened it down. It appeared correct to me but when I put the cap on it looked to be crooked a little bit. the terminals for the plug wires were not straight with the primary lead terminal. should the distributor cap line up with the lead terminal or is it ok if it isn't? Any help with this matter would be appreciated.

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Craig in MO

07-26-2006 08:07:48




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 Re: WD distributor timing uncertainty in reply to Justin Squire, 07-26-2006 07:28:41  
What you have said all sounds correct. I just did this with my '53 WD and it started but ran a bit rough. A crank this way or that on the distributor as it was running smoothed it out. Runs fine at idle and under load so I must be in the ball park. With it as old as it is I am not going to worry about getting it nuts on. But thats just me. Good Luck

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