[Farmall] Governor Timing

[Ben Wagner]

Jim Becker wrote:
> Ben,
> You are likely to be able to do it without taking the front cover off.  You 
> may end up doing a little trial and error, requiring doing some stuff more 
> than once.  But it will still be less work than taking the whole front end 
> apart.  So it is worth a try.
>
> First off, have you turned the crankshaft or magneto since the governor was 
> pulled out?  If not, method 1 may work.
>
> Method 1:  Look through the opening where the governor will be installed. 
> You should be able to see the drive lugs for the magneto.  Look at their 
> orientation.  Rotate your governor then slide it into place so that it will 
> engage the cam gear and the drive slots of the governor will engage the 
> magneto drive lugs without turning the magneto.  If you are lucky, it will 
> all slide into place.  Then you can check the timing by rotating the engine 
> to TDC and see if the magneto trips at TDC.  It will either be pretty close 
> or way off.  If way off, this method didn't work and you can try method 2.
>
> Method 2:  Remove the magneto.  Rotate the crankshaft until it is at TDC, 
> cylinder 1 on compression.  Look into the governor opening on the engine. 
> You should be able to see a bit of the cam gear, including the double punch 
> mark.  Install the governor with its double punch mark in line with the cam 
> double punch mark.  If you cannot find the double punch marks, rotate the 
> governor and install it so the drive slots are 35 degrees away from 
> horizontal (at about a 2 o'clock 8 o'clock orientation, viewed from the 
> back).  Rotate the magneto BACKWARDS until the rotor is pointing near the #1 
> plug wire post of the distributor cap and the drive lugs are 35 degrees from 
> horizontal.  Install the magneto and set the timing by the book.
>
> Removing the crankshaft pulley isn't easy.  You need to use a bearing 
> splitter to keep from breaking the flange.  A puller that uses a hydraulic 
> jack usually works better than a screw type.  Hopefully, you won't need to 
> do this.
> Jim Becker
>
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Hello Mr. Becker,

Thank you so much for taking the time to deal with this mess!  I'll need 
to try Method #2, since I was spinning the engine today looking for 
marks.  Whoops. 

Thanks for your thorough help.  I'll try your suggestions and see if 
that does the trick. 

Ben Wagner