Here you go ....
I set the distributor up using the static method shown in early bulletins and also on Van Pelts site. Note that this is a rebuilt distributor that I got from Drake or Carpenter decades ago. The 3/8" is a bolt not a drill bit.
The result of this gave me ~7° advance on the Distributor adjustment tab.
I got a little pinging under heavy load. I then backed it off 1° and screwed the vacuum brake in a half turn by hand. It was loose. Perfect starting and road test.
I had a few years ago found TDC with the zip tie method, made a pointer and marked the belt pulley inside and outside the groove.
This picture shows the pulley at 180°. I notched the pulley and painted marks for TDC.
This is the current adjustment plate position of 6° BTDC
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Summary:
- Static distributor timing yielded 7° advance
- Changed slide plate down to 6°
- My dial type Craftsman timing light confirmed 6° at 500 RPM. My engine won't idle at 400 RPM. I like my idle about 1K
- 23° advanced at ~2,500 RPM
Glenn