Been fighting with mine for a while, trying every trick on the forums and in poorly made videos. Yours finally got my old girl running. Thanks so much man.
Totally wrong. Top dead is found with plug out, finger over plug hole. Align timing marks. Turn key on but do not crank over. Pull coil wire out of distributor cap and hold close to ground. Rotate distributor back a little then turn slowly till you have a spark at the coil wire. Perfectly timed, tighten distributor and you're done. It's that easy.
Thanks for your input! but since your way is just so much better than mine go ahead and make a video on it so everyone knows how your way is Totally Right.
@EvanHeady 60+ years as a journeyman mechanic, lol. I have a professional video lady that's ready. Want to do starters, generators, alternators, motors, carburetors, transmissions, differentials, and front end alignment. I'm 76 now so I kinda doubt if I'll get it all done.
Been fighting with mine for a while, trying every trick on the forums and in poorly made videos. Yours finally got my old girl running. Thanks so much man.
Thanks man for the video! So helpful!!!!
Big RUclips guy right here
Good video but your advice won’t work on my sons WD he has a magneto and it does not have a vertical one everything is horizontal
I don’t have a tractor with a magneto to show you, so my advice is to buy a IT Manual and follow the instructions.
Totally wrong. Top dead is found with plug out, finger over plug hole. Align timing marks. Turn key on but do not crank over. Pull coil wire out of distributor cap and hold close to ground. Rotate distributor back a little then turn slowly till you have a spark at the coil wire. Perfectly timed, tighten distributor and you're done. It's that easy.
Thanks for your input! but since your way is just so much better than mine go ahead and make a video on it so everyone knows how your way is Totally Right.
@EvanHeady 60+ years as a journeyman mechanic, lol. I have a professional video lady that's ready. Want to do starters, generators, alternators, motors, carburetors, transmissions, differentials, and front end alignment. I'm 76 now so I kinda doubt if I'll get it all done.
What's the best way to turn engine over? My Massey 444 has no hand crank.