Re: 1946 Farmall H timing (help)

Posted by TomH on July 03, 2004 at 19:08:35 from (205.140.32.92):

In Reply to: 1946 Farmall H timing (help) posted by Farm w/Junk on July 03, 2004 at 07:01:30:

The first thing you need to establish is TDC on the compression stroke, and which way the engine and rotor in the distributor turn. Take the distributor cap off and remove the spark plugs. Touch the starter so you see which way the engine turns and which way the rotor turns, then disconnect the battery cable.

Remember that the piston will at TDC on both the compression and the exhaust stroke and it's guaranteed that if you're not sure you'll have the wrong TDC. Put your thumb in the spark plug hole and turn the engine by hand (the fan is easy to turn with the plugs out) until you feel the compressed air pushing out as the piston comes up on the compression stroke. Then turn the fan a little more to line up the pointer on the pulley. Loosen the bolts that hold the distributor in place; turn the distributor until the points just open as the rotor is climbing up the cam (remember which way rotor will turn). Whatever connector is over the rotor is the one you want to connect to #1 spark plug. Make sure the other wires are in the right order. It should start.

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