reassembly of crankcase

[flbosco]

hi folks, i am reassembling a Stihl 026 crankcase after painting. what do i need to do to ensure that the timing is correct? I have not done this before and wonder what ensures that fly/fan wheel wheel passes magneto at the correct time. Thanks

 

[Bowtie]

line the key on the crank up with the flywheel slot and thats all there is to it. Use a business card to gap the coil leads with the magnets to pull the coil to the flywheel.

 

[Evanrude]

line the key on the crank up with the flywheel slot and thats all there is to it. Use a business card to gap the coil leads with the magnets to pull the coil to the flywheel.

Yep, thats it. Pretty straight forward.

 

[Mad Professor]

line the key on the crank up with the flywheel slot and thats all there is to it. Use a business card to gap the coil leads with the magnets to pull the coil to the flywheel.

Yep that's about it. The 038 calls for 0.008-0.012", I set that with a 0.010" feeler gauge. I don't have a service manual for 026 but I expect its much the same gap.

 

[Evanrude]

Yep that's about it. The 038 calls for 0.008-0.012", I set that with a 0.010" feeler gauge. I don't have a service manual for 026 but I expect its much the same gap.

You got it, 0.008-0.012" for the gap in my service manual.