OK, BEFORE TOUCHING ANYTHING, YOU MUST DO THE FOLLOWING:.
1. ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS I ASKED YOU YESTERDAY AFTER YOU MARKED THE DISTRIBUTOR.
2. ANSWER ALL NEW QUESTIONS.
3. EXPLAIN TEST RESULTS IN DETAIL.
4. DO NOT ASK MORE THAN ONE QUESTION PER HOUR.
NEW QUESTIONS
DO YOU HAVE A THERMOSTAT?
DOES YOUR TIMING COVER HAVE THIS SMALL HOLE 40 MM TO THE LEFT OF THE FUEL PUMP MOUNTING HOLE OR DOES IT HAVE A 12 MM DIAMETER POST THAT STICKS OUT 20 MM?
THINGS TO DO THIS MORNING.
TAKE A PHOTO OF THE OTHER SIDE OF YOUR DAMPER FROM AROUND 3 FEET AWAY AS YOU STAND ON THE SIDE OF THE OTHER FENDER.
TAKE A CLOSE UP PHOTO OF THE FRONT OF YOUR TIMING COVER BY THE FUEL PUMP.
TAKE A PHOTO OF THE "CARBS" FROM THE SIDES SO WE CAN SEE THE THROTTLE LINKAGE.
TAKE A CLOSE UP PHOTO OF THE THROTTLE LINKKAGE FROM THE SIDE OF THE CARBS.
IF YOU CAN GET THIS NEARBY TODAY, BUY A US SIZE NUMBER 10 X 24 THREAD BOLT OR SCREW AROUND 3/8" TO 1/2" LONG AND 3 FLAT WASHERS WITH A FAIRLY LARGE OUTSIDE DIAMETER LIKE 10 MM . NUMBER 10 IS THE SAME SIZE AS 3/16".
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IF YOU CAN SEE A TIMING POINTER EASIER FROM THE OTHER SIDE, I MAY HAVE YOU BUY THIS ORIGINAL STYLE POINTER OR MAKE ONE FROM A COAT HANGER . UNFORTUNATELY, YOUR RADIATOR HOSE MAY OBSTRUCT YOUR VIEW . IF IT DOES, WE CAN MAKE A COAT HANGER ONE AND MAKE IT SO IT IS LONGER AND PUT THE TIMING MARKS ON THE PULLEY IF WE NEED TO.
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THIS IS HOW TO MAKE A TIMING POINTER
1. get a 10 x 24 hex head bolt 3/8" long for the tiny open hole you see in your photo and a flat washer for the screw and a 6" piece of 12 or 14 gauge [small diameter] solid copper wire around two inches long.
2. remove the plastic coating from the wire and put a small loop in one end of the wire just big enough for the screw to go through.
3. put a 90 degree bend in it around 1/2" away from the loop so the end will stick out over the damper.
4. put the washer on the screw then lightly tighten it to see if clears the damper . . bend it until it fits properly then cut the extra length rotate it to the proper position then tighten the screw with moderate force.
Notice that the end of the pointer is slightly to the left of the bolt . . simply rotate your wire until it is close to the same location then put white out on the end.
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