Hall sensor is installed, Westy starts up, which is a bonus for me.
Now to do the timing of the WBX. I found my old timing light from Sears 1971 vintage I suspect it's NG. 
I'm headed down to my Sears store for a new Craftsman timing tool.
Any suggestions on the type I should get? Not to many choices here where we live. Sears is a 90 miles round trip.
It has been a long time since I timed any engine with a light. My several old VW  bugs I timed using a 12 volt bulb and a pair of alligator clips.
Also a little confused on the process of timing the 2.2 WBX engine.
Any suggestions?  or thoughts?

Dennis J

Dennis Jowell
Scotch Hollow Farm
Newbury, Vermont 

> On Jun 28, 2016, at 12:35 PM, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Way to go!
> 
> the pin on dizzy is not too hard to remove. Here's a pic of what I did:
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/hg2jaqp
> 
> its just a piece of annealed copper pipe. I supported other end of
> dizzy with piece of wood.
> 
> Are the small wires inside dizzy, to hall, at fault?
> 
> 
> 
>> On 6/28/16, Dennis Jowell <dennisjowell@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I found the problem! Worn out Hall Sensor. I added a zip tie to the plug on
>> the distributor not the harness. Starts right up. Thanks to the suggestion
>> from a Van Cafe old time mechanic and Chris their customer service person.
>> I have a new Hall Sensor ordered. Should have it here at the farm this
>> week.
> 
> -- 
> Neil n
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