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GOOD MORNING,
My M has not been running well since Sandy. I pulled the plugs, carbon fouled, I pulled the dist, fly weights frozen. I freeded everything up, ordered and received new plugs, points, condensor, rotor, cap. All my TM's got destroyed in the flood. WHATS THE POINT GAP AND PLUG GAP??
THANKS
BOB

.028" to .033" for the plug gap.

points gap is .018" to .022"

TM-9-8030.. July 1953, lists 0.028" to 0.033" for the plug gap ( I gap at .035) , points gap is 0.020" I time mine at 3 degrees before TDC, seems to start and run better than the factory setting of 2.

8543bob wrote:GOOD MORNING,
My M has not been running well since Sandy. I pulled the plugs, carbon fouled, I pulled the dist, fly weights frozen. I freeded everything up, ordered and received new plugs, points, condensor, rotor, cap. All my TM's got destroyed in the flood. WHATS THE POINT GAP AND PLUG GAP??
THANKS
BOB

Bob:
While you're at it, wouldn't hurt to re-check the valve lash, as we old timers used to call it.
Do a search on this subject. There's hot and cold settings, different than the TM's.
JB

THANKS ALL.
i will ck the "valve lash" and set the ignition system with the new parts, hopefully she will run like she did before SANDY
AGAIN THANKS
BOB

Bob:
FYI, I did a search on this site, "valve adjustment."
Charles says adjust cold, 10 thousands for intake; 13 thousands for exhaust.
Forget what the TM says.
JB