Timing a Super C

I figured kind of the same thing.. These weren't built to be race cars..Lol If she starts right up from being cold, it has to be darned near where it needs to be. I will give her a little more time on her break in, and check it again. My dad said the same thing, he said they pretty much set them by ear:) he and my Grand dad have worked on a few 4 cyl gassers as well:).. Some times I get a little too picky..:)

About three weeks ago I spent an hour in a loaded plane on a tar mack, here in Ontario. folks were starting to ask what was wrong, why weren't we taking off? Finally the pilot came on the public address, told us that Boeing were doing a tuneup via computer from Washington State. Makes one think about the tractor of the future.

I'm 65 years old, encountered my first 4 cylinder gas Farmall close to 55 years ago. Over the years I farmed with about a dozen different Farmall gassers. I've yet to see the timing marks on any of them. Listen to your tractor, it will talk to you.

Agreed. And how!

From you're description, you've found it, though. That little "crease" is it.

With the timing light, the motor is running, and you are checking the running timing. The mark on the flywheel should only match up with the mark on the housing when the timing is set statically (motor not running).

Full advance MEASURED AT THE FLYWHEEL can be had from table 2 on page 49. Note that the numbers given are for the DISTRIBUTOR and must be doubled (as outlined in the heading to the chart) for the flywheel.