I am rebuilding a 1971 CB350k. This is my first bike, but I am far from unfamiliar with wrenching on machines.
This problem has got me stumped though. I am putting the breaker points back on and roughing in the ignition timing and points gap. For timing the instructions are to align the proper marks on the alternator and then rotate the breaker-points mount slightly until the left-hand points just barely start to separate. When everything is aligned as per the book, the left hand breaker is wide open/nowhere near fine tuning range. I can see the flat part on the cam that is supposed to let the gap close, but it is 180 degrees from where the follower is for the left hand breaker (See picture).
I have checked and rechecked and triple verified that my alternator is mounted correctly and aligned to the crankshaft correctly, the camshaft is aligned to the alternator/crankshaft, and that everything else matches up like it should. So what the hell is going on here? How can I possibly be 180* out of whack?
Thanks all!
This problem has got me stumped though. I am putting the breaker points back on and roughing in the ignition timing and points gap. For timing the instructions are to align the proper marks on the alternator and then rotate the breaker-points mount slightly until the left-hand points just barely start to separate. When everything is aligned as per the book, the left hand breaker is wide open/nowhere near fine tuning range. I can see the flat part on the cam that is supposed to let the gap close, but it is 180 degrees from where the follower is for the left hand breaker (See picture).
I have checked and rechecked and triple verified that my alternator is mounted correctly and aligned to the crankshaft correctly, the camshaft is aligned to the alternator/crankshaft, and that everything else matches up like it should. So what the hell is going on here? How can I possibly be 180* out of whack?
Thanks all!