Opening up a dead thread, but I'm having trouble setting static timing, and I'm having trouble figuring out the instructions too.
After seeing this thread, I tried to hold the advancer shaft to the advanced position and then tried to set the timing, but I was not getting anything. I checked to make sure I was getting power to the dyna s through the red wire and got 10.75V. Also checked continuity from the dyna s to the blue wire connector just before the 1-4 coil and that checked out. So I set the dyna at an arbitrary angle, held the advancer shaft, and rotated the crank but my multimeter read 1.15V no matter what position of the crank. Then I set the crank at the 1-4 advanced timing marks and tried to rotate the dyna s, but still the same 1.15V. I am checking the voltage with one multimeter wire contacting the blue coil wire bullet connector, and the other clipped onto a cooling fin on the engine. Is this correct?
I am trying to do this with a multimeter instead of a check light, and I am expecting to see something in the 10-12V range when I get the timing right. I also do not understand why the dyna is supposed to be set and the crank rotated. It seems like leaving the crank in the correct position and rotating the ignition until it's correct would work too. I've never adjusted the timing on this bike though, so I do not know. Am I going about this the right way? Is there something that I have way mixed up? Thanks for any help!
