The right side lobe in this picture is way outside the face of the advance and as another member said perhaps you’ve got the wrong spring in there. Also there is to be no washer under the head of this bolt.
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R69 ignition retard lever / correct magneto
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Re: R69 ignition retard lever / correct magneto
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Re: R69 ignition retard lever / correct magneto
Before I pulled it off I had the adjuster locked down and I put a spring on the end of the disconnected cable so the handle would work but it would do nothing. So I agree with locking it in place.
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Re: R69 ignition retard lever / correct magneto
The down side of this is once you do retard the spark using the lever, and then you chose to put it in the full advance position (for starting the machine.. remember it has an automatic advance and starting it with the lever pulled back retarding the timing TOO much for starting easily) the lever back at full advance position rarely allows the the breaker plate to return precisely to the position it was in when you timed the engine during the tune up.
Furthermore, with modern premium fuel that is now available everywhere, the feature is useless.
And, when the bike is parked, you know how people passing by LOVE to move levers.
My advice is to yes, have the cable, with a spring and a washer and clamp on the end, so the lever will move, (for correct appearances) but do not connect to to the movable breaker plate. (that way if the lever is moved by a passerby, it will not effect the timing) I always removed and replace the two long screws that had the spring on them, that allowed the breaker plate to pivot, with standard short screws used on R50 - R60/2 and R69S to lock the breaker plate in position.
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Re: R69 ignition retard lever / correct magneto
Until now I adjust the timing with the cable adjuster and that works kind of.