Overheating Shovel / Timing Issue
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Overheating Shovel / Timing Issue
My dad's got an '82 FLT Shovelhead that has been getting upwards of 400 degrees on short trips and he's trying to readjust the timing using a timing light. He came to me to help him see the timing marks in the window since my eyes are better than his (supposedly), but I can't see crap!
Anyone got any tricks to see the timing marks in the window as they fly by at rediculous speeds and you have a strobe light going off in your face?
Thanks for the help. Love the old shovelheads.
Anyone got any tricks to see the timing marks in the window as they fly by at rediculous speeds and you have a strobe light going off in your face?
Thanks for the help. Love the old shovelheads.
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Joined: Jun 2011
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From: Gulf Breeze, FL
Remove the plug and find your mark - remove inspection cover and using paint make your own marks on the compensator/inner primary. Now you can easily use a timing light without oil flying everywhere.
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