720 timing

I copied a couple pages from the 9020 manual I have on digits.  Bottom right of the first page starts the ignition timing instructions and top of second page has timing mark figure. Hope it helps.

Paul the instructions were easy to follow and I now know my timing is spot on, wasn’t off by much. Still will not start. New Onan/Cummins plug wires, points, condenser and new plugs. Points gapped at .020”. Original engine with less than 650 hrs. Have good spark so I guess I’m pulling the carb off again to clean and recheck the float level.

Went to put my new points in yesterday, and ran into the same problem I've had before, I cannot adjust a wide enough gap. I even got a new pushrod, which is indeed slightly longer, but still the eccentric will not allow much more than a few thou gap, which is probably why it's so low on power. Never gives the coil enough time to saturate. Do I need to take off the eccentric screw? Or make a custom pushrod? Am I the only one with this issue?

The new pushrod is longer than old one, but still can't get enough gap where I'm happy with it. The box bolts are still tight, I put allen bolts in there last time I messed with it. The eccentric may be worn, but pushrod still moves up and down, so not sure how a wood stick would wear a steel eccentric lol! Thinking I may need to make a new pushrod out of brass? or ?? Plastic rod would be good if I could find some. Thanks for any input!

I was thinking of removing it so I can adjust further than it will go. I could open up the slot in the points base too. I don't need much, but I'm sure getting the gap out to spec will make this thing run like the animal it used to be lmao!

ok, finally had time to mess with the 720 again, and I noticed that both screw holes are slotted on the points. Once in there it's hard to see with the muffler in the way, so I hadn't gotten down low enough to look under it to see straight in. It always pays to get a good view on things lol! So I was able to tweak the one slot over far enough to put the eccentric into use. Felt like a dum@$$ lol! It sounds better with opened up point gap already, and I'll see how it runs when I mow this weekend with it. Just wanted to point out that both ends are already slotted, so someone else doesn't make the mistake I did. 

Just wanted to update this, I finally took time to mow with it and it runs so much better with the points opening up to the correct gap lol! Hard to saturate the coil if they never open up. Like Robbie said above, the muffler makes it tough to see in the box, but no way am I removing that muffler, it's been on there too long lol! I could peek under it though.