Magnetos a r e t i m e d t o the engine i n the f a c t o r y and
should not be n e c e s s a r y u n l e s s m a g -
n e t o h a s b e e n r e m o v e d f o r reconditioning.
Use the following p r o c e d u r e f o r i n i t i a l t i m i n g of the stand-
a r d type m a g n e t o t o the engine.
U n c o v e r t i m i n g s i g h t hole o n b l o w e r housing of e n g i n e . T u r n engine o v e r b y hand until
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m a r k on f l y w h e e l i s c e n t e r e d in s i g h t hole.
2 .
T u r n m a g n e t o g e a r in c l o c k w i s e d i r e c t i o n (when f a c i n g g e a r e n d ) u n t i l i m p u l s e coupling
t r i p s - - l o u d c l i c k will b e h e a r d . A f t e r coupling t r i p s , b a c k up s l i g h t l y ( t u r n in c o u n t e r c l o c k -
w i s e d i r e c t i o n ) on g e a r u n t i l i t d r a g s lightly a n d r e m a i n s i n s t a t i o n a r y p o s i t i o n .
R e f e r t o F i g u r e
6 - 4
f o r r e l a t i v e p o s i t i o n of s l o t in g e a r t o grounding s t u d when timing
p o s i t i o n i s r e a c h e d .
3 .
P l a c e new g a s k e t on flange t h e n while holding g e a r in t i m i n g p o s i t i o n a t t a i n e d in Step 2,
c a r e f u l l y guide m a g n e t o g e a r i n t o e n g a g e m e n t with c a m g e a r .
4.
A f t e r s e c u r i n g m a g n e t o t o housing, t e s t b y t u r n i n g flywheel in c l o c k w i s e d i r e c t i o n until
i m p u l s e coupling t r i p s (loud c l i c k ) - - D C m a r k o n f l y w h e e l should b e j u s t p a s t c e n t e r m a r k
in s i g h t h o l e .
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FIGURE
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INSTALLING AND T I M I N G MAGNETO TO ENGINE
Use t i m i n g l i g h t t o t i m e ignition a f t e r i n s t a l l a t i o n .
Under no c i r c u m s t a n c e s should b a t t e r y be
hooked up t o a m a g n e t o a s t h i s will
d a m a g e c o i l windings. With t i m i n g l i g h t p r o p e r l y hooked
up ( r e f e r t o t i m i n g l i g h t i n s t r u c t i o n s ) , t i m e ignition a s follows:
1.
S t a r t e n g i n e a n d r u n a t
R P M o r above while t i m i n g .
2.
A i m t i m i n g l i g h t into s i g h t hole. S P m a r k should b e c e n t e r e d i n the hole j u s t a s the light
f l a s h e s . T o a d j u s t , l o o s e n the two c a p s c r e w s on t h e flange then s h i f t p o s i t i o n of
u n t i l S P m a r k i s p r o p e r l y a l i g n e d i n s i g h t h o l e . Tighten c a p s c r e w s a f t e r adjusting.