yeah thanks for that. i understand the reasoning behind the massive post |blink|
i am aware of the vacuum advance and all of that. i have fuel, air, compression and spark.
however, the story behind my deductive reasoning is that with the dizzy lined up with TDC (i.e. on the right tooth) and then retarded.... the thing starts. HOWEVER. it does run like crap and ONLY makes it to 1000rpm at full throttle....
BUT, when someone else adjusts the dizzy and advances it, it runs perfectly. but it wont start like that....
it definitely sounds like an advance issue of some sort.... and the vacuum advance is working. (diaphragm is ok)
so if the 'auto-retard' system that someone mentioned does not exist, then I'm assuming it may still be the dizzy.... and the mechanical advance?
or is there something else that people can think of?