Just checking

[Cadogan]

That's what I thought i have it all pulled apart now. The instructions from mikes xs are not good instructions.

 

[Wingedwheel]

I can plus1 on that advance rod being in 180 out. Pins should line up with the timing mark on the cam or 12oclock at TDC. I think you can check that by swapping plug wires? I’m not sure how exactly that iggy works.

 

[gggGary]

Still thinking 180 off on the cam is 360 on the crank (which doesn't matter on a dual tower coil or put another way 180 off on the crank is only 90 off on the cam. Pretty hard to get the ignition 90 off unless a pin is MIA

 

[Cadogan]

Wingedwheel setting it at 12oclock while at tdc center did it....and gggGary your the real MVP for going post for post and minute by minute with this. It is running now. Thank you guys so much.

 

[gggGary]

Wingedwheel setting it at 12oclock while at tdc center did it....and gggGary your the real MVP for going post for post and minute by minute with this. It is running now. Thank you guys so much.

Any chance you got a pic? I'm still trying to figger how it "was" set to get the timing 180 off on the crank.
OMG I got it! the magnet plate was facing backwards?

Damn I should have caught that sooner! I helped a guy this winter with the exact same issue.
https://www.xs650.com/threads/the-case-of-the-blown-carb.67774/#post-870186