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techtalk:ih:engctl01a [2018/09/19 12:19] hippysmack [Setting /Adjusting Ignition Timing] |
techtalk:ih:engctl01a [2018/09/19 15:00] hippysmack [Single Contact Points - Manual Advance] |
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| * One cylinder on compression stroke, firing the combustion gas creating the power stroke. | * One cylinder on compression stroke, firing the combustion gas creating the power stroke. | ||
| * The other cylinder through the exhaust stroke (wasted spark). | * The other cylinder through the exhaust stroke (wasted spark). | ||
| + | * The non-firing plug will run at the same temperature as the firing plug as long as they're all the same heat range. ((rivethog of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1916320&page=4)) | ||
| + | * If the firing plugs aren't building up carbon, the "spares" shouldn't either. | ||
| + | * A spark plug's running temperature/heat range isn't correlated to being connected to the coil. | ||
| * Timing is advanced or retarded by manually rotating the circuit breaker base in relation to the breaker cam. | * Timing is advanced or retarded by manually rotating the circuit breaker base in relation to the breaker cam. | ||
