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To clarify, are you saying at TDC the apparently correct rotor timing mark was the one off to the left of the timing scale as you seem to be saying the same thing twice?That only needs to be approximate as nothing is set at TDC and one cylinder's valves will be closed. It doesn't matter which cylinder as the system is wasted spark.So, to clarify, you rotated the crankshaft backwards (clockwise from TDC in the opposite direction to the normal crank rotation when viewed from the primary side) until the nearest alternator rotor mark (should be to the left) of the timing scale at TDC aligned with 28/31 degrees (BTDC) at which point the Wassell rotor mark should have aligned with 'A' on the Wassell stator but was getting on for 90 camshaft degrees (thus 180 crankshaft degrees) off, however, it apparently ran like that so it must have been set closer to correct before you repositioned the Wassell rotor as it certainly won't start if the timing is now many degrees out.
To clarify, are you saying at TDC the apparently correct rotor timing mark was the one off to the left of the timing scale as you seem to be saying the same thing twice?
That only needs to be approximate as nothing is set at TDC and one cylinder's valves will be closed. It doesn't matter which cylinder as the system is wasted spark.
So, to clarify, you rotated the crankshaft backwards (clockwise from TDC in the opposite direction to the normal crank rotation when viewed from the primary side) until the nearest alternator rotor mark (should be to the left) of the timing scale at TDC aligned with 28/31 degrees (BTDC) at which point the Wassell rotor mark should have aligned with 'A' on the Wassell stator but was getting on for 90 camshaft degrees (thus 180 crankshaft degrees) off, however, it apparently ran like that so it must have been set closer to correct before you repositioned the Wassell rotor as it certainly won't start if the timing is now many degrees out.
