Is It Backwards? Why Does it Work?

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I set my new gears in my chain dot-to-dot (Crank Dot Up/ Cam Dot Down)
When I set it on the little 273 the Cam Gear was 180 out...
So I flipped it over in the chain so Both Dot's Were Up.
I put it all back together and It Fired Right Up!
It has the old style timing cover with the mark on the Passer side.
Is it supposed to be this way?
Did I just get lucky or was the old chain somehow set-up wrong and I copied it?

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That is correct for #1 6 and 12 is for #6 its just easier to line the dots up 6 and 12 crank the engine over like you have it and your on #1 tdc compression stroke.
 
Yeah, the return springs look like an overkill. I'd remove the outer one and rehang the inner pair where they attach in between the gap of the accelerator cable clevis. That way they pull straight on the cable and not at an angle which levers the carb link.
 
Well let's see... 25 million, to 330 million people.... You're not even the same size as Texas... soo....

In terms of population, yes....size......no. lol

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Yeah, the return springs look like an overkill. I'd remove the outer one and rehang the inner pair where they attach in between the gap of the accelerator cable clevis. That way they pull straight on the cable and not at an angle which levers the carb link.
I tried it with just two...
It wouldn't kick down all the way.
The third spring is pretty weak but it's there because it has to be.
 
I tried it with just two...
It wouldn't kick down all the way.
The third spring is pretty weak but it's there because it has to be.

Naw, it doesn't have to be. It shouldn't be. You've got something wrong somewhere with that linkage or cable or whatever it is. You need to look it over very closely.
 
Rusty! I think its close to 6 million just in sydney metro area! Outside of the capital cities it is very sparsly populated. Today was a bamly 39c degrees in sydney (103f) and its only spring! its a lot hotter up north! Whats the temp in your city?
 
Rusty! I think its close to 6 million just in sydney metro area! Outside of the capital cities it is very sparsly populated. Today was a bamly 39c degrees in sydney (103f) and its only spring! its a lot hotter up north! Whats the temp in your city?

Right now it's about 42*F out here in the country.
 
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