Draker
Well Known Member
Two unrelated questions:
1. I understand I need to be matching up the timing marks on the ring gear with a little timing hole on the starter. My starter (Sky-Tec) does not appear to have any such hole:
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I don't recall if there are marks on the back of the ring gear, so the "case centerline" method might won't work. Any ideas? I'm considering E-mailing Sky-Tec.
2. Early in the engine install, I had to remove the magneto and re-install it. I did not use the locking pin while doing this. Should I expect to encounter difficulty setting the timing because of this? What is the purpose of that locking pin, given that I'll be re-timing it anyway?
1. I understand I need to be matching up the timing marks on the ring gear with a little timing hole on the starter. My starter (Sky-Tec) does not appear to have any such hole:
![](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fphotos.smugmug.com%2Fphotos%2Fi-LKg4jbb%2F0%2FXL%2Fi-LKg4jbb-XL.jpg&hash=070fac3eca638b243468d492a9a0b13c)
![](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fphotos.smugmug.com%2Fphotos%2Fi-jpNFWMR%2F0%2FXL%2Fi-jpNFWMR-XL.jpg&hash=562845b96c3bb7a2b43cc60f25a90d76)
I don't recall if there are marks on the back of the ring gear, so the "case centerline" method might won't work. Any ideas? I'm considering E-mailing Sky-Tec.
2. Early in the engine install, I had to remove the magneto and re-install it. I did not use the locking pin while doing this. Should I expect to encounter difficulty setting the timing because of this? What is the purpose of that locking pin, given that I'll be re-timing it anyway?
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