[AJD] Losing my mind getting the "B" in time-dean-spencer-anybody

[nick_solomon at infostations.com]

Is there an easy way to determine if it is the cam that is off? Or if the
govener gear has skipped a tooth?

Nick


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> I noticed that my procedures are a bit different than yours so this might
> be of some help.  If, during these procedures they say your governor
> should
> be level and it isn't, adjust your governor. If it can't adjust, then
> something is seriously amiss.  As Dean said, probably the cam is off or
> the
> governor gear has skipped a tooth.  My driving coupling slot is dead level
> when I do this.
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> This works for me every time.   Breath deep, follow religiously, and you
> should be in business in abut 15 minutes.
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> On 2/9/2005 at 5:17 PM nick_solomon at infostations.com wrote:
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>>ok..... let me see if I can clearly explain my problem.
>>
>>problem # 1
>>
>>I decided to retime the tractor from the ground up(at least from the
>>govenor up) according to my manual in the section for timing the govenor,
>>you rotate the fly wheel till the mark on it where it says LH IMPULSE,
>>lines up with the mark on the gear cover, and when it does, that the
>> drive
>>in the govenor should be parallel with the top of t
> he crank case......
>>when the marks on the fly wheel/gear cover line up, the gears will not
>>mesh, the only way for the drive in the govenor to be parallel, is for
>> the
>>marks to be off almost a half inch on the fly wheel/ gear cover.
>>So I left it retarded rather than advanced for now.
>>
>>Problem # 2
>>
>>Ok so now its time to remount the magneto and time it
>>
>>manual mentions 2 different ways, one for the B96000-B201000, and a
>> second
>>method for the 201000 and up mine is in the 201000 and up category
>>
>>so it instructs one to remove LH spark plug, and rotate flywheel till you
>>feel pressure building in the cylinder then continue to rotate till PUNCH
>>MARK on fly wheel hub lines up with V MARK of fly wheel cover........
>> this
>>is where I thought that it was odd, because its a bit off from where the
>>other marks were when timing the govenor.... but who am I to argue with
>>instructions. once again it states that the drive coupling in govenor
>> will
>>be in the horizontal position, NOT SO!!!!!!? So, really long story into a
>>slightly shorter one, I went back and remeshed govenor gears so that
>> drive
>>coupling in govenor are horizontal when the PUNCH MARK on fly wheel hub
>>lines up with V MARK of fly wheel cover. great, so I proceed to try to
>>time the Magneto and find it to be so far off that it is imposible to
>> trip
>>the mechinism. so I RETIME the govenor AGAIN back to where the book says
>>to do it in the first place and proceed to mount the mag with the marks
>>retarded. time it and try to start it. crank till flooded, it back fired
>>once providing my only amusment by launching my pop can cover 25 ft in
>> the
>>air........ and still won't start, Im stumped in how to get this thing
>>timed
>>
>>frozen and frustrated
>>Nick
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