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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
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<blockquote data-quote="Phil Baker" data-source="post: 32896" data-attributes="member: 2693"><p>All good stuff. I have already filed the points, bought a new plug, timed at 4 deg fully retarded using a battery and light which show exactly when the points open. The spark plug cap is a non-resistor type. What concerns me about all these potential changes/refurbs to the HT system is that it already has a big fat healthy blue-white spark at the plug - if there was a weak spark I could see a justification for concern. I'll replace the HT lead with a copper one anyway and make sure that the contact is good by starting it off with a pint (oops, another temptation) I mean pointy thing to ensure that the cap screw goes in centrally. Keep my humour, you say! Doing alright so far - it's useful being able to express it all on this forum and feel that others are interested..... thanks! Stumpy keeps me locally sane, too! Phil</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Phil Baker, post: 32896, member: 2693"] All good stuff. I have already filed the points, bought a new plug, timed at 4 deg fully retarded using a battery and light which show exactly when the points open. The spark plug cap is a non-resistor type. What concerns me about all these potential changes/refurbs to the HT system is that it already has a big fat healthy blue-white spark at the plug - if there was a weak spark I could see a justification for concern. I'll replace the HT lead with a copper one anyway and make sure that the contact is good by starting it off with a pint (oops, another temptation) I mean pointy thing to ensure that the cap screw goes in centrally. Keep my humour, you say! Doing alright so far - it's useful being able to express it all on this forum and feel that others are interested..... thanks! Stumpy keeps me locally sane, too! Phil [/QUOTE]
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