Pun intended.
I have a '57 Parilla 125 2T and I cannot find the timing degree in any manual I have (I have the originals in Italian, still not there!). Does anyone have an idea what ball park degree I should shoot for?
Frustrating part is that the flywheel is marked for TDC and for firing, but the markings are on this outer shell on the flywheel which has broken loose over time and will now move freely once the engine is heated up. The magnets don't move, just this outer ring.. I have to come up with some other temporary way to mark it for a timing light. To add to that, you have to take the shifter, kicker, engine panel AND flywheel off to change the timing.
It runs, always has, even after I moved the stator plate around and test rode different setups. I had it running pretty well and was really getting it on it in top gear then it immediately cut out at high speed - I think I may have almost detonated or something. Instinct had me pull the clutch immediately when it started cutting out and the engine just totally cut out. Checked everything out and it didn't see any any damage anywhere, retarded the timing a smidge and it runs ok but bogs and is slow rev now. Could be the old plug it has in it, or could be because it got too hot..
I have a '57 Parilla 125 2T and I cannot find the timing degree in any manual I have (I have the originals in Italian, still not there!). Does anyone have an idea what ball park degree I should shoot for?
Frustrating part is that the flywheel is marked for TDC and for firing, but the markings are on this outer shell on the flywheel which has broken loose over time and will now move freely once the engine is heated up. The magnets don't move, just this outer ring.. I have to come up with some other temporary way to mark it for a timing light. To add to that, you have to take the shifter, kicker, engine panel AND flywheel off to change the timing.
It runs, always has, even after I moved the stator plate around and test rode different setups. I had it running pretty well and was really getting it on it in top gear then it immediately cut out at high speed - I think I may have almost detonated or something. Instinct had me pull the clutch immediately when it started cutting out and the engine just totally cut out. Checked everything out and it didn't see any any damage anywhere, retarded the timing a smidge and it runs ok but bogs and is slow rev now. Could be the old plug it has in it, or could be because it got too hot..