Also, I soaked the chain and oiled it up, it seems to be pretty usable now. I'll probably get another one down the road, but I believe it works for this sort of "test phase" that i'm in.Must be an HK0 then. The silver jug was throwing me off. I dont see a neutral switch either. Don't know if that chain could be soaked and reused, but I definitely would replace it soon.
I can understand that. When I get a new one, I always save the master link assembly. SO MANY times over the years, I've lost the little snap clip and needed another one or they just get misplaced....or they they seem to grow legs and hitchhike to another state when your back is turned.....or they sometimes fly/spring off to reach the escape velocity that seems to teleport them to another dimension.lolAlso, I soaked the chain and oiled it up, it seems to be pretty usable now. I'll probably get another one down the road, but I believe it works for this sort of "test phase" that i'm in.
With machinery that's been around 4-5 decades, anything could have happened.Unfortunately, I was starting to think the same thing. Someone else may have jacked with it after he did.
I was always afraid that carb cleaner or brake cleaner would eat on the wire coatings on the stator coils, so I always use electrical contact cleaner or WD40(especially if water got in there).
Also, I soaked the chain and oiled it up, it seems to be pretty usable now. I'll probably get another one down the road, but I believe it works for this sort of "test phase" that i'm in.
Seriously confused on setting the point gap. I have the new points installed, but when im adjusting the gap it doesnt realy seem like it's doing much. Do I loosen the screw, make the adjustment, then tighten it all the way down. Or do I leave the screw loose?The points are all screwed up, they are not making good even contact with each other. Order new points. There is a slot in the points and on the case to stick a slotted screwdriver in and adjust them.
Leave the adjust screw only slightly loose, not ''too loose'' to hold an adjustment.
If you want to make them work temporarily you can remove the flywheel and take out the points and try to straighten them back and file them but they will only be good for testing to see if the motor runs. You might have to order something else too.The points seem to always be shut, I just tried adjusting them, but they always want to snap back shut. I try to move just the top contact after loosening the screw, but both move together. I took a picture of them included below.