Problem with timing points plate, anyone see this before ?

[hillhudson]

hey all, ok so, my timing has been a bit weird and thats why i think my left cylinder is firing strange.
..when doing EDs tune up guide, he says to put the timing light on the "R" points and crank the rotor so the timing cam marker faces down and the marker on the rotor lines up with "F", and adjust points plate intill the timing light just turns on at "F". my problem is that when the points plate screws are loose to enable me to move the plate, i move the plate all the way to the left (as far as the screw slots permit) and nothing happens with the timing light, so i removed the screw and moved the plate further to the left and then the light come on, but now the plate is just enough over the screw holes to not permit me to put the screws in and tighten the plate down. has anyone ever filed the screw slots bigger on the points plate to allow more leeway ? or has anyone had this problem before at all ?

thanx a tun.

below is a pic, i circled the parts of the points plate that i think i have to lengthen to allow more leeway to turn the plate.

[jleewebb]

I remember having the same problem when assembling my bike...couldn't quite move plate far enough over.

Unfortunately don't remember exactly how I fixed it, but I think it involved loosening the part that the points plate screws to and rotating it just a bit...wish my memory was a little better here, but I do recall thinking I'd have to make slots on plate longer, then taking a second look and figuring out I could do something (?) to adjust where the holes are that it needed to screw into.

Worth a look, anyway. Please let us know what you figure out. --Lee

[hillhudson]

hey thanx for the help,. :) if you remember let me know.

thanx

-hill

[jleewebb]

Went back and looked through reassembly pix, etc., what I'm remembering doesn't seem possible...dang, I know I did something!

Almost makes me want to dig back into it and figure it out, but just almost.

Hopefully somebody less ignorant/forgetful will have the answer.

[LOUD MOUSE]

Set the right side points to open to .014. ...............lm

hey all, ok so, my timing has been a bit weird and thats why i think my left cylinder is firing strange.
..when doing EDs tune up guide, he says to put the timing light on the "R" points and crank the rotor so the timing cam marker faces down and the marker on the rotor lines up with "F", and adjust points plate intill the timing light just turns on at "F". my problem is that when the points plate screws are loose to enable me to move the plate, i move the plate all the way to the left (as far as the screw slots permit) and nothing happens with the timing light, so i removed the screw and moved the plate further to the left and then the light come on, but now the plate is just enough over the screw holes to not permit me to put the screws in and tighten the plate down. has anyone ever filed the screw slots bigger on the points plate to allow more leeway ? or has anyone had this problem before at all ?

thanx a tun.

below is a pic, i circled the parts of the points plate that i think i have to lengthen to allow more leeway to turn the plate.

[hillhudson]

lm,
i set the points to .014 right off the bat, it might be possible that i didn't set the gap when the gap was at its most open point.. i'll check.

thanks

-hill

[maia]

Have you just replaced the cam chain ? I had a similar situation and turns out I had the chain one tooth off from the correct position and could get the correct plate position but only with the screw out.