Posted by Eric Skokan on February 23, 2009 at 15:55:00 from (71.212.136.110):
In Reply to: Re: Farmall B Timing posted by Bob on February 23, 2009 at 09:32:32:
well first a friend and i made a crank because there was none when i bought it Then I reset the rotor spindle to the mag gear lining the R on the rotor spindle to the notched tooth on the mag gear (because the rotor spins clockwise) I hand cranked the motor to tdc on compression stroke Then I replaced the cover, rotor, cap, etc. But no dice. It doesn't fire.
So, I pulled the #1 plug and turned it over to see if it would spark. But no spark. (does it have to be grounded really well or perhaps not at all?) I just layed it on the govenor.
I'm wondering which direction to look next. I'm thinking I either did a poor job of finding TDC and have the timing wrong or somehow I've caused the magneto to not generate a spark. How does one test a magneto for spark independently of the timing of the engine? Also, I've noticed that the magneto wants to trip a few degrees after where I think TDC is. Is that normal?
By the way, thank you all for the help thus far. I am very greatful.
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