Suzuki Club UK

Does anyone know how to get close so it runs is there a way to doing it?

george123 wrote:Okay cuz the timing was only done 8000 miles ago how would I know if the timing was out when I line the marks up?

The service interval is 6000 miles for the points and I would recommend fitting a new condensor at the same time.
You can static time it, which should get it running, but then need a strobe to make better job of it.
I'm also a bit worried as you seem to have no ballast resistor on the coil and running it permanently on 12v will overheat it and damage the internals (IE is it damaged from 2 years back?)
Assuming it has the standard 410 coil, which I think it has by the bracket the resistor should be on.

http://www.howacarworks.com/ignition-sy ... tic-timing

I have also photographed the ignition section from the workshop manual as I'm unaware of the 410 info anywhere online.

http://www.offroadingpics.co.uk/apps/photos/

george123 wrote:Does anyone know how to get close so it runs is there a way to doing it?

yeah take your number 1 spark plug out... hold your thumb over the s plug hole and then turn the engine over BY HAND with a spanner/socket wrench on the crankshaft pulley (clockwise)

when the piston is on its compression stroke you will feel it trying to push air out of the spark plug hole past your thumb
when the piston is at top dead center on this stroke, the dizzy should be at 10* before the no1 HT lead terminal in the dizzy cap

use a bit of wooden dowel and poke it into the cylinder until it touches the piston
The turn the engine over by hand until the dowel rises as far up as it goes... the engine is now roughly at top dead center on #1

now put the dizzy on with the rotor pointing at where the #1 HT lead terminal in the dizzy cap is...
this should ensure that the correct timing is within the adjustment range given by the distributor

just remember that when you install the dizzy, the shape of the ring gear will turn the rotor arm more clockwise as it goes in

okay because iv done all that its just the dizzy its self needs turning to enure the spark happens just before as people say and when i turn its seems so precise i cant get it bang on so the engine wont go

it shouldnt really be THAT precise... I've swapped a distributor at midnight at the side of the road with a phone torch and a cheap adjustable spanner before!

the adjustment bolt that holds the dizzy in, if you only want to adjust it by the tiniest amount, leave the bolt in and half done up, it will stop the dizzy moving around so easily

where are you anyway?

yeah il try haha what do you mean where am i from?

yeah dunno if its been asked before but we might have someone local to you!
sometimes its just a case of a different perspective!

ah im from evesham near worcester

lol well you're 162 miles away from me so its a bit far!

however you are only about 15-20 miles to the wagtail 4x4 site where we had our summer meet last year!!! no excuses for you not to come

ahhh sweet ! i would come if the bloody thing started haha