Those are basic diagnostic procedures that every stovebolter needs to master. These old rigs were not intended to be maintenance-free for tens of thousands of miles like today's computerized "smart" vehicles that are made to be driven by dumbed-down owners. Estill Springs isn't that far from Dellrose- - - - -drop by some weekend and I'll be glad to walk you through a basic tuneup including a valve adjustment, carburetor adjustment, and a proper timing check with a delay-flash light. That tests ALL the advance functions, initial, centrifugal, and vacuum advance.
Jerry



"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!