Honda FourTrax Foreman Rubicon 2005 Service Manual page 442

IGNITION SYSTEM
IGNITION TIMING
Remove the recoil staner cover (page 2-41.
Start the engine and warm it up to operating tern·
perature.
Stop the engine and remove the timing hole cap
from the rear crankcase cover.
Connect the timing light and tachometer.
Start the engi ne, let it idle (1,400 rpm (min')) and
check the ignition timing.
The ignition timing is correct if the -F- mark on the
flywheel aligns with the index mark on the rear
crankcase cover at idle.
Increase the engine speed and make sure the - P
mark begins to move.
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MARK
Coat a new O-ring with oil and install it onto the tim-
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ing hole cap.
Install the timing hole cap and tighten it to the spec-
ified torque.
TORQUE: 10 N 'm (1 .0 kgf·m . 7 Ibf·tt)
InSlall the recoil starter cover (page 2-4).