Good Day All -
I managed to get a couple of things done last night.
The brass nipple I showed in a previous pic has been polished and adhered back into the carburetor. It's not going anywhere now.
Also, I extracted the Advance Rod using the Clymer book as my guide.
Unfortunately, the book addresses the removal from a perspective of a motor tear down - not so much as a maintenance item.
So, I've kinda lost focus of my mission and wanted to check in before I go further.
I removed the points mounting plate and the Points Cam off of the Advance Rod end. Then I removed the Points Casing exposing the camshaft bearing. Gasket tore in the process so starting a new "need" list. I used a needle syringe to inject grease into the bearing and then moved on to the Advance Mechanism Cover on the right side and slid the shaft out.
I stopped here because I'm not clear on what I'm looking for. I see nothing that I'd consider out of the ordinary. Shaft was straight. No gouges or rub marks. It was very clean. The Advance Mechanism appears to function in that the springs are in place and the weights move freely. I don't know if I'm supposed to be disassembling it and if so why. To get to the Cam Shaft Bearing for lubrication?
I'm thinking it'll probably be a good idea to replace the points cam. To me it looks a bit worn and I see that MikesXS has them. They also have the points BUT are out of stock on the condensers. Seems to me that If I'm addressing the ignition system I may as well do it all... soup to nuts. I'll check eBay for the condensers.
But the big question is... what am I looking for on the Advance Rod and Mechanism that would have an effect on the right cylinder not firing below 1800 rpm?
I may not be seeing the forest through the trees.
EDIT: I see that MikesXS has a spring set for the Advance Mechanism and it says in the description that weak springs can affect timing at low rpm's... so I've added that to my order.