Case 120 - IGNITION TIMING; Adjusting Breaker Points

IGNITION TIMING
Adjusting Breaker Points
Every 100 hours of opera-
tion, the breaker point cover
should be removed and the
points cleaned and reset. Pit-
ted or burned points should
be replaced. Regap the points
to .020 inch. Loosen the point
retaining screw and using a
screwdriver in the adjusting
slot, increase or decrease the
point gap to obtain .020 inch.
Figure 15. Retighten the point
retaining screw.
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RETAINING SCREW
ADJUSTING SLOT
BREAKER POINTS
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Timing
Figure 15
The timing can be checked
by removing the plug from
the timing hole located on the
left hand side of the bearing
plate.
When the timing is checked
with a timing light, the SP
mark must be centered in the
timing hole. Figure 16. H
not, adjust the breaker points
as described above.
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Figure 16
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