yes that plate needs to come off .somehow
if however you think you may damage it by trying to get it off .i have another suggestion. the timing mark if correct should correspond to the almost highest spot on the cammed lobe.its a bugger of a suggestion i have but it would work.
using vernier calipers measure the thickness of the thickest part of the cam. get a spacer of the same thickness and put it between the points lifter and the shaft. this will in theory give you the same full open gap for the points setting as the cam would have.
now if your timing mark is the correct position you can put the housing back on and line up the timing mark to tdc.
Last edited by Gizmo; 20/04/14 07:45 AM.
