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strobe timing

Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2018 11:56 pm
by jimdevz
HI WANT TO CHECK THE TIMING ON MY 550 MY NEW TIMING LIGHT IS ADJUSTABLE SO DO I SET IT TO 3 DEGRES AND LINE UP THE TIMING MARKS OR LEAVE IT AT 0 THANKS JIM

Re: strobe timing

Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2018 1:01 am
by BAZ
At zero mate no advance on a old 2 stroke..

Re: strobe timing

Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2018 10:13 pm
by teazer
Baz is correct that a stock old school two stroke has fixed timing with no advance or retard.

Modern two strokes are completely different and so are programmable ignitions, but stock and old = fixed timing.