Hacking The Honda Clone - small frame

[Wayne (Wayne Keith ( Springville AL ))]

Hello Wallace

I wanted to advance the time more than the offset keys would allow. I think I advanced it 20-25 degrees above factory setting.

Below is a video showing the generator running from the truck gasifier.

Making woodgas fuel with woodgas

I have used a small lawnmower motor running from wood gas and used a 4 cylinder dist for running retard or gasoline and switching to the advanced flywheel ignition on the fly.

Wish I had pictures but it was long ago before I had a camera .
The below thread talks a little about this .

Advance timing on small engines

So I was sitting in my ‘WK Thinking Chair’. No, it doesn’t have a heat exchanger or cooling pipes. As Don Mannes, just an assigned chair to step back sit down and think. After talking to Steve U Mon night, he mentioned something about only obtaining about half the horse power from small engines. I know I heard of this before. I then thought of Wes not being able to advance his timing. I then Googled ‘ho to adjust timing in 15 hp kohler’. I fortunately ended up finding out it’s possible. My ques…