Associated Choreboy: Need Help

neverfear

neverfear

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Could someone with the early style of this engine with the straight trip, please measure the diameter of the pin that the igniter trip finger rides on?
The earliest I can get my timing is 10 degrees after TDC. That is with a new igniter and new trip finger that is extended out as far as I dare go. It runs like that but not great.
By putting shim material on the pin I have I can get it to start tripping earlier but I need to know what it should be since I don't think what I have is right. A close up picture with diameter measurement would be great!
Thank You
 
Rich Mueller Sr

Rich Mueller Sr

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Snowing here and temp going down, and old body is telling me the fire feels better https://youtu.be/uy0fCWsXiV8 don't have exact measurements and it laundry day thought maybe this I'll help. 1914 Choreboy and others a close up? video has a couple also 8 Mule and early Hiredman..
 
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PrattDave

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The pin diameter on my Choreboy - aircooled late production of the straight trip - is .455" I think it is an original pin. Engine fires slightly before TDC and runs well. Dave Pratt
 
neverfear

neverfear

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The pin I'm using is .4375 so that should be close.
The engine had a .375 pin and a homemade trip finger when I got it but it didn't run either so I don't know if that worked or not.
I'll look into the cam timing tomorrow.
Like I said, It does run but it has a lot of exhaust noise and takes two to three hits to lock out the latch so I think a lot of the power stroke is going out of the exhaust valve.
Thanks for the help so far...
 
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