Wunderon
Well Known Member
Hi,
I had to retard the left Slick impulse magneto timing after about 150 hrs, as it had advanced to 27 degrees. I must have damaged the gasket as it now has a drop of oil after running for 5 minutes. It appears that if I set the engine to 25 degrees, making sure the impulse mechanism is not 'cocked', that I can simply ease the mag out enough to replace the gasket without removing the harness nor adjusting the internal mag timing. This assumes I don't move the mag gear while I do this. Then I would re-time the mag before torqueing it down.
My question is, is there something in the 'impulse' spacer housing that will fall out?
Thanks,
Dave
RV-8 IO-360-M1B Left Slick 4373, Rt Pmag
I had to retard the left Slick impulse magneto timing after about 150 hrs, as it had advanced to 27 degrees. I must have damaged the gasket as it now has a drop of oil after running for 5 minutes. It appears that if I set the engine to 25 degrees, making sure the impulse mechanism is not 'cocked', that I can simply ease the mag out enough to replace the gasket without removing the harness nor adjusting the internal mag timing. This assumes I don't move the mag gear while I do this. Then I would re-time the mag before torqueing it down.
My question is, is there something in the 'impulse' spacer housing that will fall out?
Thanks,
Dave
RV-8 IO-360-M1B Left Slick 4373, Rt Pmag