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Originally Posted by bschmittling

I have a 124 with a Bosh coil and point saver. The points slipped and stayed open all the time so I had to re-time it. The previous owner put a nice white timing mark on the flywheel so I used that and gapped the points at 0.02. It runs and idles really smooth now but hits really hard at least once every time I try and start it. It hits so hard the starter will stop rotating. Is the timing too advanced and do I need to gap it at 0.018 to correct it? Thanks

Time that engine according to the instructions that came with David Kirks point saver. I have also found that if remove the original adjusting screw from the points and replace with an allen head screw the points will stay where you want them.