I remove the distributor and rotate until the points are at the widest opening. Then using a .017mm fueler Gage I set the point gap. Reinstall the distributor, set timing and roll!
Dist. Points gap is .016" (0.4mm)
The dwell for the points should be 30 degrees. The spark plug gap should be .040".
points gap on a 76 volkswagen beetle
That year engine does not have POINTS.
ALL HARLEYS WITH POINTS HAVE THE SAME POINT SPECS:.018"POINT GAP AND.025"PLUG GAP..
All the small Briggs engines seem to have a points gap of 0.02 inches
On most lawn mowers there is no timing - they have the flywheel set, as long as the shear pin is in place, it will put the magnet by the coil at the proper time to fire. The points are run by the gap (you set the gap on the points) and the pin pushes the points open at the proper to fire. The only setting you have to do is the gap on the flywheel to the coil and the gap on the points.
0.020 for the points gap, spark plug gap 0.028 -0.033
0.019in
.016 as a reference
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