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After resetting the points according to procedure (they were very close anyway),
I tried starting the Elto again.
I can’t remember what shape the cylinders were in three years ago when I had
it all apart, but do know that it had one twisted rod.
I guessing that it has the original piston rings yet, and that I lightly honed
the cylinders.
Sadly, the compression is only 53 psi on the port, and 61 on the starboard cylinder.
I had it “closer” to running than in this video……. close, but no cigar.
Who knows, if I could get it running, perhaps the compression would come up a hair.
My only other “thought” is to try to hook my Model T buzz coil up to the Elto’s timer,
not sure what would happen, but not much left to loose?
Strange thing on this ignition that has me wondering, is that when the timer handle
is “straight forward”, the spark occurs about 90 degrees BTDC, or about an inch
of piston travel BTDC. This doesn’t sound correct to me, but I see no way to change it.
If I stray very far from the timer handle being set around the 7:30 O’clock position,
(fires a hair BTDC here) it will “pop” back through the carb intake.
Prepare to be boarded!