Hi All,
This looks to be a 1952 Atco - the clutch and exhaust type were only matched for one season. The flywheel and cover are correct to the model - the only thing missing is the starter gear mechanism and bolt. Timing for these is relatively easy -
Points open at 5/32 before TDC. Points are set at 0.015"
Bring the piston to the top of its stroke, put the flywheel on start to do up the captive nut, line up the two arrows (one on the flywheel and the other is on a cast boss on the armature plate) and do up the captive nut. As these are a hammertite fit you will need to put a ring spanner on the captive nut and a open ended spanner on the clutch drive dog, so that you can give the ring spanner a couple of taps with a hammer. Do not let the flywheel or crank move at this point or the timing will be out.
Points are adjusted with the flywheel cover plate removed. Be careful not to damage the screws as they are difficult to remove once damaged and replacements can be a bit hard to get.
Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Sir Chook
