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Re: setting the ignition without marks

To: "Evangelos G. Makris" <emakris@hol.gr>
Subject: Re: setting the ignition without marks
From: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1999 10:16:16 -0800 (PST)
Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
In-reply-to: <36EE7C18.4FB2@hol.gr>
Reply-to: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Sender: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
Evangelos,
you could find top dead center manually and make a mark and pointer from
the top of the engine.  Then you could time it with an adjustable strobe
or make more marks for 5 and 10 degrees.
Ulix


On Tue, 16 Mar 1999, Evangelos G. Makris wrote:

> It looks like the timing marks (notches) on the front engine
> cover are missing so I have no point of reference to set
> the ignition against.
> 
> Is there any "practical" method for doing it and be within
> reasonable tolerances? This engine hadn't fired in two years
> but after a few blades of fire erupting from the 1.75" HS6
> carb throat and a lot of dizzy wiggling it started, wow!
> 
> So, any ideas on the ignition?
> It is a 948cc A-Series beast (!) Low compression 9D-U-L-xxxxxx
> 
> Regards,
> Evangelos
> 

    Ulix                                       __/__,__      ___/__|\__  
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