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<blockquote data-quote="vibrac" data-source="post: 177154" data-attributes="member: 60"><p>I dont quite get the moving pin bit</p><p>I have a fixed pin in a spark plug I set up tdc with a screwdriver (+- 6 degrees normally)</p><p>plug goes in head say 9 turns</p><p>I bring up piston till it touches note the degrees</p><p>I unwind plug say 6 turns thats where originally setting the length of the rod saves time (I did it years ago never touched it since) otherwise you could take it right out and put it back</p><p>go over center</p><p>wind plug back in to the 9 turn point</p><p>turn back till it touches piston note the degrees</p><p>add the two figures together divide by 2 and set zero accuratly</p><p>got a different plug for a triumph as well as the Vincent one</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vibrac, post: 177154, member: 60"] I dont quite get the moving pin bit I have a fixed pin in a spark plug I set up tdc with a screwdriver (+- 6 degrees normally) plug goes in head say 9 turns I bring up piston till it touches note the degrees I unwind plug say 6 turns thats where originally setting the length of the rod saves time (I did it years ago never touched it since) otherwise you could take it right out and put it back go over center wind plug back in to the 9 turn point turn back till it touches piston note the degrees add the two figures together divide by 2 and set zero accuratly got a different plug for a triumph as well as the Vincent one [/QUOTE]
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