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How to time a 4 cylinder Continental?

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Tom43

05-03-2008 16:58:03




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How do you time a 4 cylinder Continental flat head in a massey harris 30 tractor? This may not be the original motor.




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Bruce S IL

05-03-2008 18:47:15




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 Re: How to time a 4 cylinder Continental? in reply to Tom43, 05-03-2008 16:58:03  
I have never done it but here is what the book says. "Crank the engine to bring No. 1 piston up on its compression stroke and stop when the ignition timing mark on flywheel is located in the center of the inspection hole in the flywheel housing. Hold the distributor rotor against its morman rotation and turn the housing until the breaker points just begin to open and tighten the distributor clamp bolt. Good luck Bruce

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El Toro

05-03-2008 18:38:14




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 Re: How to time a 4 cylinder Continental? in reply to Tom43, 05-03-2008 16:58:03  
Bring No1 piston to TDC on the compression stroke
then see if the timing marks are aligned. Remove the cap on the mag or distributor and see where the rotor is pointing. You should see which direction the rotor turns. Your No1 plug wire goes where the rotor is pointing, if it turns Clockwise they go in this order: Hal
2-1
4-3

It the rotor turns CCW they go in this order:
1-2
3-4

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