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My manuals indicate that the circuit breaker is supposed to start to opening the points with the narrow, marked lobe when the front piston is 9/32" before TDC.
The manuals also indicate that the same event is to occur when the vertical timing mark is in the center of the timing inspection hole.
When my front piston is 9/32" below TDC, the timing mark has moved just out of the inspection hole in the forward direction.
When the timing mark is in the center of the hole, my front piston is 3/8" below TDC.
Am I wrong to think that the front piston should be 9/32" below TDC at the same time the vertical timing mark is in the center of the timing inspection hole? I've read posts in this forum referencing gears with the timing mark in the wrong position, is it possible this flywheel mark could be wrong? Could it be a wrong flywheel?
Before I did the top end work, the motor did run with the timing set to the flywheel mark by the builder, but the front cylinder was real hot.
The points are set to .022", the timer is fully advanced, and the flywheel timing mark is at the center of it's hole when the circuit breaker fiber is in line with the timer cam mark.
Should I make a new mark on the flywheel that indicates the front piston is at 9/32" below TDC? It seems like using the timing mark to adjust the circuit breaker will result in an over advanced timing condition.
The manuals also indicate that the same event is to occur when the vertical timing mark is in the center of the timing inspection hole.
When my front piston is 9/32" below TDC, the timing mark has moved just out of the inspection hole in the forward direction.
When the timing mark is in the center of the hole, my front piston is 3/8" below TDC.
Am I wrong to think that the front piston should be 9/32" below TDC at the same time the vertical timing mark is in the center of the timing inspection hole? I've read posts in this forum referencing gears with the timing mark in the wrong position, is it possible this flywheel mark could be wrong? Could it be a wrong flywheel?
Before I did the top end work, the motor did run with the timing set to the flywheel mark by the builder, but the front cylinder was real hot.
The points are set to .022", the timer is fully advanced, and the flywheel timing mark is at the center of it's hole when the circuit breaker fiber is in line with the timer cam mark.
Should I make a new mark on the flywheel that indicates the front piston is at 9/32" below TDC? It seems like using the timing mark to adjust the circuit breaker will result in an over advanced timing condition.
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