Dave Koenigsfeld said: (quoted from post at 08:52:47 11/20/08) Remove the distributor cover and the contact block on the rotor should be very near the #1 spark plug connection. If it's not adjust accordingly. When you advance you spark timing lever, it will be at the right advance to properly run the engine. This is how I do it and it works every time.
I get the first part. what is the contact block? is it the 'Distributor segment'? If I understand correctly, you are just adjusting the spark advance to get the motor 'timed' right. Makes life easier.
Thanks,
Dave
Identical to the quote you just replied to from mine: you'll have a non-conductive gear [the rotor] right behind the cap [or distributer cover] with a condutive area [the contact block mentioned above] maybe 1/8 of the circumference wide at the diameter of the contactors.
The rest too, is exactly the same, except Mike is setting the engine position to #1 TDC first and checking the mag; I had you checking the mag then the engine position.
As far as the "advance lever" (this doesn't set the timing, just fine tunes it across the running speeds and conditions), by having it in 'Run' position when you check the timing this way, it may be just a bit late when you run the tractor, not enough to "run or not run" just not optized power; therefor by having it turned "Off" as Mike suggested it's at it's fully retarted [least advanced] position, it will be earlier when you bring it to run - just make sure you only have it at 1/3 postion, not all the way, when you start it!
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