J-Mech, thanks for the help. We followed your procedure above and it worked great. With the throttle at each end of its physical limits the engine is running pretty close to 1200 - 3580 rpm. I figured a little under 3600 was pretty close. Next we moved to your static timing procedure and that where I've run into problems. We installed the new points. Looking at PTO end, rotated shaft CCW until we found the compression stroke, points open when passing the "S". Next we went to the engine manual, page 8.2, and followed the procedure to set the gap at .020" at TDC. Next, using the test light, rolled the shaft back to the "S" and little bit before. Turned the key on, rotate the shaft back to the "S" the light is on, contacts are touching. Continue rolling and the contacts break and the light goes out. Your instructions say when the points break open the test light will light. I've got the opposite. What am I doing wrong?
