my forklift...hotlips-wannabe

[KRUZIN]

my P.O.S. toyota forklift has a 5P motor in it.........yeah i know,thats not your fault.

after setting the valves & rebuilding the carby it still runs like sh#t.

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after pulling the dizzy for a cleanout i found this wire on the breaker plate that had the loose end under the points.

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& after a clean-up

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the end of the wire was under the body of the points.

my question is...what the heck is this wire for????????.. i am thinking it maybe an earth from the breaker plate to the body of the dizzy?


also what gap would i run the points at ?? & where to time the motor?


i am thinking around 14-16 thou & 8-10 deg.

cheers kel.

[Chuckanoo]

The wire looks like an earthing wire like U said.
U probably could set the timing at 8 degrees an see what happens and try setting the points at .45mm (should be on your feeler gauges).
I hope this info helps U.

[Tree cutter]

The wire should earth to the body of the distributor. I would put a longer bolt in that holds the breaker plate to the body and then a nut on the inside to hold the wire there. I would go 17 to 19 thou with the points and time it at 6 to 8 Deg. Try taking one plug lead off at atime while it is running to find which cylinder is missing.