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Old Aug 2, 2010 | 02:02 PM
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no retarded to start.. nice pan your building. get the old easyrider tech tip magazines, and follow the directions.. but everyone has been on the money so far..good paning..those suckers flood out so easy..
 
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Old Aug 4, 2010 | 08:42 AM
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I do my 48 like this. And I run STD heads 10-1 comp. Line up timing marks in timing hole, turn distributer full advance counter clockwise and set points with a closed in half pc of notebook paper. Works great for me never a back fire from high revs to closed throttle and easy starts. I prime at least 3 kicks before keying on for spark.
I st the points like that because as soon as they break they spark so timing pretty much has to b dead on. I got tired of doing all the crazy measurements I use to do my triuphs like this to.
 
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