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i had a plug fouling problem on a 200x ( my first one ) along time ago and it was because the owner i got it from was setting his valves correctly by aligning the "T" mark on the altinator but timing it with the same "T" mark instead of the "F" mark on the altinator ( they are very close together and hard to spot sometimes ).
if rotating the motor counter clockwise the "T" mark will show first and maybe like a half inch farther in rotation the "F" mark will show up.
john
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I thought that you had to adjust the valves at TDC when the alternator is at the T mark??? That is what my manual says.. you are suppose to adjust them at the F and not the T???
'83 200X
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P3 Member ( RIP 8/15/2018 )
The day begins with 3WW
no, you are doing that part correct MPNX2. i wanted to point out that the timing is done on the "F" mark. you probbly got it correct but i just wanted to say something about it cuz that machine i had was doing nearly the same thing as yours as far as fouling plugs left and right , hard starting cold ( w/o starting fluid anyway ). it run okay till it loaded up the plug wich wasn't long.
i ended up just starting fresh in the timing dept. and it correct the same problem i had.
john
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