1972 johnson 25 hp ignition points

[Chrisham]

I GOT A NEW SET OF POINTS AND CONDENSERS FOR THIS MOTOR.SIERRA 18-5002.NO MATER WHAT I DO I CANT GET THEM ADJUSTED TO CLOSER THAN O25.anybody had this issue before.Should the point wiper be adjacent to the flywheel key or top on the flywheel taper.

 

[racerone]

Is the cam screw bottomed out?-----And you can use the timing marks on the flywheel ( yes there are two ) and the vertical lines on the magplate to set points with a meter.----Gets you the STRONGEST spark.----Tutorials on U-TUBE for this " best method " that I have used since about 1968 !

 

[Crosbyman]

the actual gap isn't all that critical. the timing of the openning is critical
see video. .020 is a ballpark using the high point of the cam

just adjust the gap openning " time" per video