Reply To: 1936 Evinrude 9017, 16.2 hp, Sportfour Imperial Electric Start

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Gary H. wrote:

Great job on the lever tensioner.  To advance or retard the timing, can you just lengthen or shorten the treaded rod that goes from the lever to the points plate? If so, that looks like you would be able to make adjustments a lot easier.

Gary, I realized the same thing regarding adjusting the rod instead
of messing with the cam……. about two hours after the fact,
while looking in the mirror, brushing my teeth.
Slap to the forehead!

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