nola mike
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Never given this engine much love, because it keeps running despite abusing it.
I'm trying to set up the (remote) shift and throttle cables and set the timing. I'm embarrassed to say that I just realized I've never set the timing on a 2 stroke engine and can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. I've got an Innova digital tach/light. Apparently it didn't have a 2 stroke setting. So the tach is obviously off, but by more than it should be (about 2500 rpm at idle). When I shine the light at the marks, it's showing 8' btdc. But it doesn't change. I can set the advance on the light to whatever I want, and the timing marks don't move. Same if I rev the engine. What am I missing here?
I'm trying to set up the (remote) shift and throttle cables and set the timing. I'm embarrassed to say that I just realized I've never set the timing on a 2 stroke engine and can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. I've got an Innova digital tach/light. Apparently it didn't have a 2 stroke setting. So the tach is obviously off, but by more than it should be (about 2500 rpm at idle). When I shine the light at the marks, it's showing 8' btdc. But it doesn't change. I can set the advance on the light to whatever I want, and the timing marks don't move. Same if I rev the engine. What am I missing here?