Timing

[ajgross]

Just to add, the last time I adjusted my points, I just shot a little spray paint in the sight hole and it ran down and painted both the "S" and the "T". Don't worry, it was cub white. But to check my timing I used a multimeter and checked the ohms to verifiy that the points were opening up at the "S" mark. You can't see where the points open by eye, so you use a ohmmeter and that should correctly set your points.

AJ

[rlcyran]

Yes you can use any automotive timing light.
Have your R.P.M.'s around 1200-1800 if possible.

[metalrain]

Ok, so i'm under the impression for years that setting the dwell, or proper point gap is how you time the motor, I set out this weekend to try to properly time my 125. I checked the timing before i started, and it was off....I follow the directions in the previous post, set the timing with a light, gap the points at 20, and now my cold blooded, hard starting cub 125 starts almost instantly with little or no choke in cold weather not to mention the vibration is greatly reduced....unbelievable what a person can learn on the net..........Thanks for this information gentlemen.

Metalrain

[Yosemite Sam]

metalrain,

It's like the difference between night and day isn't it?

With the first revolution of the engine, unless there are other issues, you can almost always tell when a Kohler was timed with a light or if the points were just "set".

Lucky for some of us that it is so difficult to convince others of the importance of properly timing a Kohler, otherwise there may not be ANY cheap Cubs out there.

[metalrain]

Sometimes, even with the manual ( i do have the kohler manual) you don't always know what your reading. If its a simple matter of giving someone a book, why do we need so many teachers, instructors, and professors? I've read the "timing" thing several times, just didn't quite understand it.
I do now.....Thanks again gentlemen.

Metalrain