danf
Well-known member
Hello folks, I am always thinking, always trying to do things different than most, my friend told me how to check the timing using the left pulley and paint marks, but as much as I like my friend he told me wrong, Well, let me explain,, he told me to mark the t-1 mark then mark the t1 on the pulley when you think about it that's not right, it should be the f-1 mark at idle and it should line up with the t-1 mark on the case.. just like when your reading it in the hole..So here's what I did, I first found that it was kinda hard to see the marks from the pulley to the side case so I changed it, I made a custom cut piece of wood [1/2" ply] and nailed it to a 4x4 and made a stand, I put the t-1 mark on it after lining it up thru the site glass, then I moved the crank to the f-1 and f-2 marks and made my paint marks on the pulley, the t-1 is that same thing as the crosshair mark in your site glass, now while it's at a idle the f-1 mark should line up with the t-1 on your wood, here are some photo's to show you how I did it and you can see the marks with ease now..View attachment 2View attachment 1 Yes, i don't see why a striaght piece of wood wouldn't work, when you throttle up the mark should raise up..if it doesn't the vacuum advance is probably not working.. Just another way to check your timing.. :grin: or you can do it the other way. I was able to read the marks and throttle it by hand at the carbs at the same time and you can see the marks raise up.. :grin:
