LUC Mag and timing questions

[Scott H.]

pulled the mag off of my LUC engine to get
rebuilt and now I am ready to put it back on and
set the timing. My owners manual says to turn the
crankshaft until spark mark on flywheel lines up
with lines on timing hole with No. 1 piston on
compression stroke. My question is...which
cylinder is the No. 1 cylinder? The cylinder
closest to the hand crank and radiator end or the
cylinder closest to the drive end? My other
question is which way do the plug wires go? As
your standing on the mag side of the engine..does
the terminal closest to the engine go to the No. 1
cylinder or does the terminal closest to the
operator go to the No. 1 cylinder. Thanks for all
help.

 

[teddy52food]

# 1 is next to the crank. It will run either way as long as you have the impulse snapping on the compression of the cylinder the wire is to.

 

[Scott H.]

Thanks! I've got the timing and ignition all straightened out, but now its not drawing gas up into the cylinders. This engine has been sitting for years but looks to be in good condition. I've got a good flow of gas to the carb bowl but after cranking and cranking I'm not getting any gas drawn up to the cylinders. I put my thumb over the plug holes and seems to have compression. Would a slightly stuck valve cause the fuel to not be sucked up? Would it help if I belted the engine to a tractor belt pulley to turn it over faster?