Posted by Haywood on November 05, 2008 at 19:39:22 from (67.185.83.238):
In Reply to: Propane Blues, I think posted by Rich In Garrett on November 05, 2008 at 14:26:50:
That Engine has a long rod that drives the distributor. It is Slotted at both ends and will pull out if you remove the distributor.
The distributor and the drive can get very worn and cause the timing to jump around scattering the secondary ignition. Pull the distibuter and pull the shaft out (the cavity is large but usually fills with crud so have a shop vac handy to suck the dirt out). If it is really worn you will be able to move and rotate the rotor a lot when not running.
Clark dealers offer a Electronic Ignition dist. if you have to replace the dist as well. There are two different drive Rod lengths depending on the year of the engine.
I repaired The Shops 1967 Clark 4000 Fork lift at the tractor dealer with that same symptom you have described. Seem to Remember timing it around 8 Degrees BTDC. After the dist repairs.
Good luck Sounds like some other good suggestions here too!
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