ar1g3
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Any ideas on what the points setting needs to be for a 28AE outboard? I cant find a manual.. I was thinking about 0.3 to 0.4 mm
Points setting on ca. 1978 Yamaha 28hp outboard
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Vegable
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If stuck, in general points are 15 thou wide and a good guide is/was the thickness of a business card. Still work in old money so don't know how thousands of an inch compare to millimetres.
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VicS
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I was thinking around 20 thou as that is what they are set to in Johnson and Evinrude engines ( 0.020" is 0.5mm)
It's important to set the gap correctly as it determines the dwell angle and the ignition timing
If no one here knows the correct setting try asking on the Yamaha & Suzuki board of the IBoats forums https://forums.iboats.com/forum/engine-repair-and-maintenance/yamaha-suzuki-outboards.
Difficult to find anything about Yamahas pre 1984. I doubt if you will find many parts either.
It's important to set the gap correctly as it determines the dwell angle and the ignition timing
If no one here knows the correct setting try asking on the Yamaha & Suzuki board of the IBoats forums https://forums.iboats.com/forum/engine-repair-and-maintenance/yamaha-suzuki-outboards.
Difficult to find anything about Yamahas pre 1984. I doubt if you will find many parts either.
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ar1g3
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They're set to 0.4mm at the moment, that's about 16thou. I found somewhere on a forum that for a 25A, which is basicly the same engine, the setting is 0.3mm to 0.4mm.
Very few parts, even at the Yamaha dealers. Zero service information, not at the Yamaha dealers, not on the internet (downloadable or hardcopy's to buy). Where as all this information gone? It has to be somewhere, somewhere there have to be manuals for these things.
But yeah, the engine cost me 100€. I bought a carb repair set for a newer engine which used a lot of similar parts and managed to sneak a few things out of this set, total cost for the engine is about 160€ now. Runs great, so absolute bargain. Only reason I decided to get involved with this quest for parts and information.
Don't get me started on that... Such a frustration, it seems as though I have the only 28AE in the whole *insert synonym for coitus* world...
Very few parts, even at the Yamaha dealers. Zero service information, not at the Yamaha dealers, not on the internet (downloadable or hardcopy's to buy). Where as all this information gone? It has to be somewhere, somewhere there have to be manuals for these things.
But yeah, the engine cost me 100€. I bought a carb repair set for a newer engine which used a lot of similar parts and managed to sneak a few things out of this set, total cost for the engine is about 160€ now. Runs great, so absolute bargain. Only reason I decided to get involved with this quest for parts and information.
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VicS
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If it runs great stick with the 0.4mm unless you discover any info that says otherwise !
( BTW I has hauled over the coals by the mods for using asterisks to hide an unacceptable word, in my case referring to a black skinned gentleman hiding in a wood pile! It is against the rules! )
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ar1g3
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Oh right, well I edited it. So even censoring the word isn't okay? What is it with this censorship in English speaking countries? The concept of censorship is lost on me because here in Belgium it doesn't exist. You can swear all you want on TV, there will be no beeps and no censoring in subtitles. Personally I see nothing wrong with using these words, as long as you don't use them against someone.
Well, what can you do, rules are rules.. Thanks for letting me know!
Well, what can you do, rules are rules.. Thanks for letting me know!