Lightened Flywheels

[dickie65]

Happy New Year,
If you lighten the flywheel / coverplate and balance it all you need to index the parts,
Timing Marks do this on the standard set up.
I have never used a strobe on Seven,

My arms are not long enough and contrary to popular rumours not all people living in Cornwall have the required Two Heads to look at a strobe inside the car while adjusting the dizzy under the bonnet.

I only use the timing marks when assembling the engine. ( the following is fine for a 1933/34 coil engine manual advance)
I use a thumb over no 1 spark plug hole and rock the car back and forwards in gear to make sure its on compression stroke.
Check piston is about at TDC. I then set dizzy to just open points. Bulb and test wire will help.
This is usually good enough to get the engine to start, I then manually adjust the dizzy till I get the fastest tickover.
Take car for a drive and adjust further from there.
On the Type 65 you will never be able to see the timing marks with the engine in the car, its only just possible to get the flywheel cover off in situ.

Cheers Richard