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white halftrack
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Hello again all. I just installed a different pony on my d7 17a. The mags are in different locations on the pony but look close to the same. One was mounted on the pony horizontally and the other vertical. The way they mount or the bracket pattern is the same. The problem is on the new used pony I put on I took the cover off to check the points. Thought it was just a rotor bug but it was a plastic gear with no marks. Damn. Took cover off of the other one and it just kinda has a rotor. It looked really nice and after cleaning it up a bit fires very well. Can the two interchange? Would be easier to switch. Any help appreciated.
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Fri, Jul 15, 2016 8:53 AM
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Horizontal and vertical magnetos do no interchange. The impulse couplings depend on gravity orientation for the latches to work.
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Fri, Jul 15, 2016 10:12 AM
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Horizontal and vertical magnetos do no interchange. The impulse couplings depend on gravity orientation for the latches to work.
Dang. Ok. Thanks. Looked in my manual and did not see anything about orientation of the gear inside the mag. No timing marks I could see. Anyone done this?
Also different is the crankcase vent and oil fill. This pony was also a d7 17a so thought all would be identical.

Thanks. Jason
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Fri, Jul 15, 2016 10:49 PM
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Dang. Ok. Thanks. Looked in my manual and did not see anything about orientation of the gear inside the mag. No timing marks I could see. Anyone done this?
Also different is the crankcase vent and oil fill. This pony was also a d7 17a so thought all would be identical.

Thanks. Jason
Here is how you time the two 17A magnetos.
Where yours uses the gear drive rotor you set it up the same way to fire in #1 position.
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Fri, Jul 15, 2016 11:30 PM
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Here is how you time the two 17A magnetos.
Where yours uses the gear drive rotor you set it up the same way to fire in #1 position.
I am 't sure but the magneto verticalement is counterclock wise and horisontalement is clockwise
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Sat, Jul 16, 2016 1:15 AM
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I am 't sure but the magneto verticalement is counterclock wise and horisontalement is clockwise
Looking at the magneto drive trunnion and gear for the vertical mag and the camshaft direct drive horizontal magneto they both appear to be counter clockwise rotation.
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Sat, Jul 16, 2016 7:20 AM
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Looking at the magneto drive trunnion and gear for the vertical mag and the camshaft direct drive horizontal magneto they both appear to be counter clockwise rotation.
It worked. Lined it up. Cleaned the points and it fires on a little gas dribbled in the holes. Shot a ton of nasty carbon and nasty stuff into the air and all over me but I will take it. Amazing. Thank you for the help. Very happy. I will try to start it in the am the right way.

Jason.
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Sat, Jul 16, 2016 9:29 AM
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