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Topic: WD45 timing question

Posted By: Jgranat
Subject: WD45 timing question
Date Posted: 10 Apr 2019 at 6:29am

Do I have this right, there are no timing marks on the governor gear so you just assemble the engine and then time your distributor to #1 at TDC. Then fine tune with ear or timing light? Seems like they could have marked the governor gear, or I should have when I removed it I suppose. I'm getting the old girl back together and ran into this.

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Posted By: MACK
Date Posted: 10 Apr 2019 at 6:34am

No timing marks on governor gear. MACk

Posted By: Sugarmaker
Date Posted: 10 Apr 2019 at 7:18am

Joe,

We could use some pictures! Maybe give me some incentive to get going on my 45?

Regards,

Chris

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D17 1958 (NFE), WD45 1954 (NFE), WD 1952 (NFE), WD 1950 (WFE), Allis F-40 forklift, Allis CA, Allis D14, Ford Jubilee, Many IH Cub Cadets, 32 Ford Dump, 65 Comet, 66 F100.

Posted By: Jgranat
Date Posted: 10 Apr 2019 at 9:00am

Oh Chris mine is no where near as pretty as yours, it is coming along though, the tractor is pretty ugly. I tore it apart in Feb. 18 and just put liners and pistons in last week. I have to clean the head and get started on it here soon, and i will likely get side tracked again by something, too many projects here. I have threatened to have an auction and start over a few times...

Posted By: DrAllis
Date Posted: 10 Apr 2019 at 9:12am

New pistons and sleeves?? OK. You are aware of the fact that the piston pins are NOT CENTERED, correct ?? Hate to see you ruin things on initial start-up.

Posted By: Jgranat
Date Posted: 10 Apr 2019 at 9:23am

I am aware Doc, thanks though. I built one of these 15 years or so ago for a friend and his is still running. I set mine by the manual I have here, it think 1 and 3 are one way and 2 and 4 are the other if I remember right, I went by there pictures and I see no scraping in my bores from mis-alignment. I will say the piston/rods/pins that came out didn't seem to have been offset at all. I didn't really want to overbore this engine but not much else available.