1. Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

1979 390 OR igniton timing

Discussion in 'Vintage/Left Kickers' started by crazy russian, Mar 13, 2011.

  1. crazy russian Husqvarna

    I have a 390 OR that I'm restoring. The bike starts and runs reasonably well, but I thought it would have a bit more power than it does. It has good compression and it's jetting is fine.

    Anyway, I want to check and see if the ignition timing is correct, but the Motoplat flywheel on this bike looks a lot different than the one in the manual. I have the original manual along with the OR supplement sheet. Maybe the flywheel for the OR is different than the CR?? Anyway, I can understand the setting of the CR, but the OR setup has me confused. I''ll post pics of the flywheel if it helps.

    Ignition for OR:

    Motoplat 139 mm dia.

    Ignition advance ---

    2.18 mm before TDC measured at piston
    21.8 mm before TDC measured at flywheel (this is the same measurement people have posted for the CR, so I would assume the flywheels are actually the same ... but mine doesn't match the pic in the manual)

    It also lists a lighting coil 15 watts and 35 watts. The OR didnt come with lights, but the connections are there.
  2. crazy russian Husqvarna

    Ok...I have the pic of the flywheel near TDC. Upon further investigation (while it's a bit different than the one in the manual), the wire rod goes in the hole near the bottom. I'll need to remove the cylinder head to get iTDC accurate - the screwdriver through the spark plug hole is close, but not close enough. It apears to be advanced only about 9 degrees, but I'll know for sure when I check more closely later.
  3. crazy russian Husqvarna

  4. Husq.fleet Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Pendleton Oregon
    OR should have an external rotor ignition esp. were it has a lighting coil. It should use the pin through the rotor to the stator for the timing mark.
    crazy russian likes this.
  5. dumbdotdog Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Reno, NV
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    70 360 74 125SC 74 250MAG 81 250CR
    The smaller external flywheel [116 diameter] is normally used on 250's, so your larger 139mm should be correct for your 390. your illustration in the manual is probably the smaller 116mm flywheel.
    crazy russian likes this.