CHANGING POINS AND CON. & CAP ON J4 MAG. ANY TIPS

[johnny j]

Going to pull the mag. On old Nellie and replace points con. & cap. Any look out for or tips.
This will be the first time for me .Thanks Johnny J

[lazyuniondriver]

Any look out for or tips.

Any easy suggestion with instant results is searching the archives of this forum for J-4 points, condenser, service. Many tips and how to's previously posted over time will result, read them all then procede forward.

[Arthur Luke]

1. Turn engine to top dead center on #1 cylinder before removing mag.
2. Remove cap and verify rotor is pointing to #1 tower on cap.
3. Verify sparkplug wire goes from #1 tower on cap to #1 plug.
If 2 and 3 are true, remove mag and replace points. (set at .013")

If 2 and 3 are not true, it means a previous owner has done some creative juggling.
If you remove the rotor, remember it must be timed to the mag when you reinstall it.

4. Go to How To Forum and read the How to time a mag sections.
Hope this gets you started.

[Rick Spivey]

Don't forget to put a dab of grease on the rubbing block on the points.

[johnny j]

First thing I did was search How to, And the archives,found a how to on dist. with pics.Just thought I would ask for tips on J4 magneto.
I found out they are the same, and pull the mag. was the easy way. Thanks for the tips and help.

[cubguy47]

regarding timing:

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