12-02-2021, 06:36 PM
Id be tempted to remove as much as possible, ie the levers from the base of the column and as much as will come out at the top, also remove the spring loaded block from the lever at the top so it's just the tube that may be stuck. Then as others have said penetrating oil.
The other option is not to worry and fit an auto advance distributor (this may already have been done, you'll know by the height of the dizzy, if it's auto advance it'll have around and inch of height of larger diameter before the base plate, the manual advance has the base plate only then cap).This clearly would remove the need to fiddle with the ignition timing?
It sounds like a great project, don't get disheartened, it'll always be a little bit two steps forward one back but the end result will be forward progress and you'll soon forget the battles when out on the road enjoying it.
The other option is not to worry and fit an auto advance distributor (this may already have been done, you'll know by the height of the dizzy, if it's auto advance it'll have around and inch of height of larger diameter before the base plate, the manual advance has the base plate only then cap).This clearly would remove the need to fiddle with the ignition timing?
It sounds like a great project, don't get disheartened, it'll always be a little bit two steps forward one back but the end result will be forward progress and you'll soon forget the battles when out on the road enjoying it.