Subject: Re: Timing
Author: Bruce Giller
Date: Feb 11, 2002, 12:22 PM
Post ID: 1709617540
Rich,
Ah, but which mark do you use with your light? I don't bother with the
static timing marks with my light. I got straight for the max advance
at 2500 rpm (I think that the correct rpm) since that is more important
than the idle setting. The hard part is holding the throttle open
whilst looking down at the pulley with the light and turning the
distributor to get things matched up.
Bruce
Rich Zink wrote:
| Hey Keith, I admit the static timing instructions sound a little daunting for the mere amateur. But how you could call yourself a mechanic and not understand them is beyond me. Pull the front cover, loosen the distributor holdown bolt a little, hook up a timing light, get the RPMs up to spec and move the distributor until the timing marks line up. Even a hack like myself figured it out ;-) Later, Rich PS Where are the photos of that Beast? ---------- From: Keith Ruff [SMTP:klru-@ccmessage.com] Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2002 12:02 PM To: Loopfram-@topica.com Subject: Timing Greetings Fellow Loopers, After 1.5 years, I think my Ambo is almost ready to come home from the 2 mechanics whom dragged their feet getting her fixed up for me, one fixed some things and messed others up (Guzzi dealer), the other, fixed the Guzzi dealers errors but at the same time created cosmetic problems (there inlies the problem with having a friend mechanic fix your m/c for free - can't complain about time or care of m/c since it was free work). Bike appears to be near 100% mechanically, too long of a list of things to state here other than nearly everything has been replaced, just hope that chrome holds up in the cylinders, that's basically the only thing untouched on this machine! Only thing he didn't do is the timing, said it seemed complicated in the manual and I agree. Is the timing process simple enough for a mechanical novice like myself to do, or should I run back up to the Guzzi shop and watch him do it while I wait? Appreciate any advice/timing directions. Keith Ruff 71 Police Ambassador - NJ |