IGNITION
K532 ENGINES
On K482 a n d K 5 3 2 e n g i n e s , t h e b r e a k e r point a s s e m b l y is m o u n t e d o n t h e g o v e r n o r . The b r e a k e r
r o d r i d e s o n a c a m o n t h e g o v e r n o r d r i v e s h a f t . T h e g o v e r n o r i s t h e r e f o r e t i m e d t o the engine a n d
m u s t b e
i f i t h a s b e e n r e m o v e d f o r a n y r e a s o n
( s e e
G o v e r n o r I n s t r u c t i o n s i n Section 5 ) . T h e
g o v e r n o r a l s o i n c o r p o r a t e s a n a u t o m a t i c s p a r k a d v a n c e - r e t a r d m e c h a n i s m . R e t a r d i s
BTDC w h i l e
t h e a d v a n c e point i s 27' BTDC.
T h e a d v a n c e s p a r k point i s m a r k e d
on t h e flywheel of t h e engine.
U s e
the following p r o c e d u r e t o a d j u s t b r e a k e r point g a p :
1.
R e m o v e b r e a k e r point c o v e r .
2 .
T u r n e n g i n e o v e r u n t i l b r e a k e r points a r e f u l l o p e n - - m e a s u r e gap with f e e l e r gauge.
Maxi-
m u m opening should b e , 0 2 0 " . A d j u s t by l o o s e n i n g gap a d j u s t i n g s c r e w then i n s e r t s c r e w -
d r i v e r b l a d e in a d j u s t i n g notch to s h i f t m o v a b l e p l a t e u n t i l
m a x i m u m opening i s
a t t a i n e d . R e t i g h t e n g a p a d j u s t i n g s c r e w and r e p l a c e b r e a k e r point c o v e r a f t e r i n i t i a l
a d j u s t m e n t .
3 .
F o l l o w up w i t h t h e final o r p r e c i s i o n a d j u s t m e n t u s i n g a t i m i n g light. F i n a l a d j u s t m e n t
i s m a d e
shifting p o s i t i o n of g o v e r n o r - - r e f e r t o p r o c e d u r e below.
S e v e r a l d i f f e r e n t t y p e s of t i m i n g l i g h t s a r e a v a i l a b l e - - f o l l o w the m a n u f a c t u r e r ' s i n s t r u c t i o n s f o r
the p a r t i c u l a r type of t i m i n g l i g h t u s e d . The following p r o c e d u r e c a n h e u s e d
timing l i g h t s .
Rotating the g o v e r n o r a d v a n c e s o r r e t a r d s the timing depending on which way the u n i t i s t u r n e d .
1.
If boot type l e a d i s u s e d , r e m o v e hoot a t
c y l i n d e r ( n e a r e s t f l y w h e e l ) then w r a p one end
of a s h o r t p i e c e of f i n e w i r e a r o u n d s p a r k plug t e r m i n a l . R e c o n n e c t boot t o t e r m i n a l s o
t h a t f r e e e n d of the w i r e c a n p r o t r u d e u n d e r t h e b o o t . (Step 1 a p p l i e s t o timing l i g h t s hav-
ing a l l i g a t o r c l i p s .
2.
C o n n e c t one of the t i m i n g light l e a d s t o the w i r e p r o t r u d i n g f r o m u n d e r the boot.
3 .
C o n n e c t s e c o n d t i m i n g light l e a d t o hot ( u n g r o u n d e d ) s i d e of b a t t e r y - - s e e t i m i n g light
i n s t r u c t i o n s f o r p r o p e r
s i z e ,
c o n n e c t i o n s , e t c .
4.
Connect t h i r d t i m i n g l i g h t l e a d t o c o m m o n g r o u n d .
5.
B e f o r e s t a r t i n g , r o t a t e engine u n t i l
m a r k i s o b s e r v e d i n t i m i n g s i g h t h o l e - - c h a l k
t h e l i n e f o r e a s y r e a d i n g .
6 .
S t a r t engine and o p e r a t e a t 1200
R P M
o r
a b o v e . Aim t i m i n g l i g h t into s i g h t hole- - light
s h o u l d f l a s h j u s t a s
m a r k i s c e n t e r e d i n s i g h t h o l e . If l i g h t f l a s h e s b e f o r e m a r k i s
c e n t e r e d , t i m i n g i s
If light f l a s h e s a f t e r m a r k i s c e n t e r e d , t i m i n g i s
r e t a r d e d .
T o a d j u s t , l o o s e n ( d o not r e m o v e ) g o v e r n o r f l a n g e mounting c a p s c r e w s and s h i f t o r r o t a t e
u n t i l t i m i n g m a r k i s e x a c t l y c e n t e r e d a s light f l a s h e s . Retighten f l a n g e mounting s c r e w s
a f t e r e x a c t t i m i n g i s a c h i e v e d .
REGULATOR
FLYWHEEL
REG.
ALTERNATOR
REG.
RESISTOR
REQUIRED
WITH
T H I S
C O I L
LIGHTS
SWITCH
RESISTOR
SPARK
SPARK
PLUG
BREAKER
POINTS
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I
I
F I G U R E
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K482
3 0 AMP ALTERNATOR SYSTEM, W I R I N G DIAGRAM
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