fine tuning new distributor ?
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Topic: fine tuning new distributor ?
Posted By: sunsation288
Subject: fine tuning new distributor ?
Date Posted: 16 Mar 2023 at 5:16pm
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Hello all , i am so excited , i have change my carburator 2 week ago , and today put my new electronic distributor ( bought from steve) , my tractor run very well and easy to start , my only concern when i shut it down sometime he do a little back fire ? i pretty sure it's timing related , what the best way to do the fine tuning of timming ? with a timing light ? i am so happy to have my grand pa tractor
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Posted By: Ed (Ont)
Date Posted: 16 Mar 2023 at 5:58pm
Time it with a light. Has to be timed at 3/4 throttle or more. Lay on your back and have a helper turn distributor up top. Time it to the "F" mark on the flywheel. It has to be straight down and line up with the little cast pointer in middle of inspection hole. 
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Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 16 Mar 2023 at 5:59pm
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do you have a timing light (tool)? assume you installed and timed ADVANCE at the FIRE mark ? ..... or just STATIC before TDC ? ------------- Like them all, but love the "B"s. |
Posted By: sunsation288
Date Posted: 21 Mar 2023 at 7:01am
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thanks all for your help , with the timing light i was able to align the F mark the tractor run great !!! god bless you all long live to this forums  |
Posted By: DrAllis
Date Posted: 21 Mar 2023 at 7:07am
| I hope you did it with the engine at wide open throttle. |
Posted By: Clay
Date Posted: 21 Mar 2023 at 2:41pm
| The 500 loader frame make it almost impossible to shine a timing light into the hole on my D-17. Any good tips? |
Posted By: DrAllis
Date Posted: 21 Mar 2023 at 5:43pm
| A clean mirror and a clean mark on the flywheel. |
Posted By: Clay
Date Posted: 21 Mar 2023 at 10:41pm
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Thanks DrAllis, that is what I had envisioned. Just was wondering what others had done. |
Posted By: Stan R
Date Posted: 22 Mar 2023 at 6:25am
| On our D17, I pull the 2 bolts on the support by the engine (timing hole side only) and lift the bucket a bit and the bucket frame drops enough to get a clean shot at the timing hole. But its a Schwartz loader so may not work on yours. |