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Hercules Engine News

Including Economy, Arco, Jaeger & Thermoil

By Glenn Karch

20601 Old State Road Haubstadt, Indiana 47639

In these next several articles, the Hercules Engine News will cover various adjustments and repairs to keep Hercules built engines functioning correctly.

 First, let's begin with the general tune up procedure. The first step is to make sure that the cam gear is properly timed. The timing gear has a "V" type notch cast near the gear perimeter. The instruction books indicate that this mark should be lined up with the flywheel key. Align the center of the crankshaft, the flywheel key and the spoke straight out from it with the center of the cam gear shaft. At this point the timing mark should be centered behind the flywheel spoke. In other words, the timing gear mark (1), the cam gear center (2), the flywheel spoke (3), the ...

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