Hornet ign.

[tdc]

New to me 67 Hornet runs ok but large kick back on start up .Am I right in thinking that I can retard the points plate a tad without having to re time the whole thing . also would this be clockwise rotation of the plate .Thanks in advance . no pun intended. R.

[tdc]

Forther, on closer inspection I think that as the engine revs fine but will not idle as it should, that it could be a problem with the advance and retard unit stuck at full advance? we shall see .

[Dibble]

Hi tdc,just seen your post regarding hornet ignition i too have a 67 east coast model re built to original spec with et ignition. You didn't mention if you retained this set up or not. I had trouble with the 4ca points back plate not been able to time each set of points individually so i upgraded to the 6ca system with great results! A relatively cheap and worthwhile mod. Theres also a great article from JRC engineering under their tech file. On google. Good luck.
Dave.

[tdc]

Yeah the bike does have the original points set up and kicks back hard on start up and will not idle, but as the advance/retard unit is 5.o and has no scribe line on the cam,or any timing marks on the rotor,the timing needs to be spot on to function as it should .