The timing, while no longer perfect, is close. Haven't yet consulted the
Hayne's manual per se, but I peeked under the valve cover, cranked the
starter a couple of times, and when the 1 piston was near top dead center
(as indicated by the fact that both rockers were all the way up), the rotor
was essentially at the #1plug wire. So my timing must be close (I have
been tweaking it).
I didn't notice any rockers that were loose or broken.
As soon as I pick up a new points and condenser set, I will replace the
ignition system. An important question though is: Since the distibutor
gear is offset, to a degree, is it even possible to place it in backwards?
Also, would an extremely rich mixture setting cause these problems? I
suppose its possible, even though I never noticed any black smoke, that the
mixture adjustment could have shifted somehow. My choke seems to be
functioning though.
On the plus side, I got the engine on the Sprite unseized, and with the
application of jumpers to the solenoid, got the starter to turn! Important
to note, though, as I grapple with this project, the former owner of the
Sprite is also a list member, so do not malign him (excessively).
Regards,
Charles
'74 Midget
'68 Sprite
cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com
Bloomfield, NJ
-----Original Message-----
From: Nevard, Chris <Chris.Nevard@bskyb.com>
To: 'Charles D. Sorkin' <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>; Spridgets list
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Date: Monday, December 27, 1999 12:15 AM
Subject: RE: Another ignotion prob - won't go away
>Do you know what state the timing might be?
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>Chris Nevard
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