Install Adjusting Eccentric - Hudson Eight 1930 Service & Operating Manual

Drain radiator. Remove engine hood. Loosen upper and lower hose clamps. Remove nuts from bolts holding
radiator to frame cross member. Disconnect head lamp wires at lamps and terminal block. Unscrew radiator tie rods
from radiator shell. Lift off radiator. Remove small splash guard at front of engine. Remove fan and fan belt. Pull
vibration dampener from crankshaft. Remove front end cover. Remove camshaft sprocket and timing chain.
Remove carburetor air cleaner. Remove generator drive shaft couplings. Disconnect oil lines from oil pump.
Remove distributor head. Remove bolts holding distributor housing to engine support. Remove distributor housing
and eccentric assembly from engine. Drive out pin from stationary coupling on eccentric shaft. Remove stationary
coupling. Remove floating coupling and sprocket. Remove eccentric. and eccentric gasket. REPLACE eccentric
and gasket. Replace sprocket, floating, and stationary couplings. Install assembly on engine support, and replace
housing bolts. Replace timing chain and camshaft sprocket. Adjust timing chain. Replace front cover, vibration
dampener, and fan assembly. Replace engine splash guard. Replace generator couplings and drive shaft. Connect oil
pump pipes. Replace air cleaner. Replace distributor head and set timing with flywheel markings. Replace radiator,
connect head lamp wires and radiator tie rods. Tighten hose clamps and replace engine hood. Fill radiator.
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INSTALL ADJUSTING ECCENTRIC

INSTALL ADJUSTING ECCENTRIC
ADJUSTMENTS
Chain: Lower span between accessory shaft and
crankshaft sprockets should have 7/16" to 3/4" total up
and down movement or slack.
Fan belt: Fan belt adjustment is correct when the
middle span can be deflected 5/8" below a straight edge
laid across fan and pump pulleys.
Ignition timing: for ordinary fuel; Ignition points to break when UDC mark on flywheel is opposite timing
pointer.
Ignition timing: for ethylized fuel. Ignition points to break when UDC mark on flywheel is 7/8" above
bottom of inspection hole.
Suggestions: Replace gaskets. Shellac new gasket to timing case cover before replacing cover. For detailed
instructions for timing and synchronizing, see factory reference sheet No. 38.
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PROCEDURE OF OPERATION
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SPECIAL TOOLS
HE-327 Vibration dampener puller.
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