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I am working on a friends cl350 and I am trying to adjust the points but there is absolutely no marker on the stator to adjust them, has anyone else had this problem?
There is only a tiny mark on the 350 stator. it will be around the 11:00 o'clock position.
If stator was re-wound it could be on the back side.
It's easy enough to remove a spark plug, find TDC and make a new mark.
I downloaded pic to enlarge it, I don't see any marks either
you need the stator mark for setting timing with a strobe but there is a hash mark on the points cam for setting gap
and if you are making a tdc mark it really should be done with a positive stop method in order to be accurate enough
you need the stator mark for setting timing with a strobe but there is a hash mark on the points cam for setting gap
and if you are making a tdc mark it really should be done with a positive stop method in order to be accurate enough
Gap doesn't do any good to statically time the bike.
You need the stator mark to get it statically timed so it will run well enough to get it timed with a light.
agreed to a point , i have never had to use static timing when replacing points ,gap them and then the light for full advance, done
but you gotta have a precise tdc mark to set full advance timing
would I take off the spark plug and put a straw or something to find tdc? and which piston am i finding tdc for since they aren't synced?
or what method would you guys use? and ill double check and make sure its not on the backside.
Thank you all for your replies!!
the positive stop method or a long extension on a dial indicator is the only way to find precise tdc that i know of and both are quite simple procedures
i am sure there are many tutorials online,you just have to be sure and use a bit of a skinny positive stop i think so it don't bend a valve
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