Hi All!
I see some unanswered questions on the forum, so here goes:
Eric Deirth:
That wire coming out of the point-condenser box... if connected to the points (inside) goes to the - post of the ignition coil. If that wire's not hooked up, you'll get no spark...
Jim M....
Assymetrical turning radius is as Kraig mentioned, but note- narrow-frames have a little design-based characteristic... the steering arm is mounted to the left-side knuckle with a spi-rol pin (a multi-turn roll pin). It's not unusual for that to loosen up, and cause steering slop. Matter of fact, it's unusual to find one that's TIGHT after 20 years of faithful daily service (duhp!). Anyway, you'll see narrow frames that've been bolted, pinned, riveted, welded, drilled, tapped, screwed, and painted with ketchup... all in order to solve that bugger... and it obviously just wasn't the finest hour for mechanical design. Following models of Wide-Frames used a different axle and knuckle-assembly that did away with that particular joint and it's characteristic, but yours is probably sloppy, and the steering-box is probably a tad sloppy after same service-period. If the knuckle rotates against the arm, try any of the above methods to snug-it-up (so the arm doesn't spin on the knuckle-pin). Also check your axle bushings- you shouldn't be able to make the axle 'swing' right-and-left (like a little-red wagon steers)... it should only pivot up and down. If it swings, check to see if the rear axle-pivot bushing has broken loose from the frame... that happens, and the axle starts swingin' around, goofin' up the steering geometry. If all these check out, and your steering radius still stinks, then take off the steering arm, weld the drag-link's hole shut, and re-drill it about half the drag-link's bolt-diameter CLOSER to the knuckle... this will decrease the link's arc, and increase steering angle to about maximum lock.
Paul B- your 1200 falls in the same category as the answer above, with exception of the knuckle- your wide-frame knuckle is all one-piece, so you won't have that slop. Your axle's pivot bushing might be broken out (or in half, or just gone). It shouldn't move in any plane other'n up-and-down on the pivot. Jack up the front end and wiggle stuff around, and see what's sloppin', and why. If the bushing is broken off, it's not a big deal to make a new one (steel) in a lathe (put in a shoulder) and weld it in place (using the axle as an alignment guide) with a MIG. Amazing how much it cleans up the steering-slop. Oh- the weld-hole-and-re-drill offset trick... works great on newer Wide-Frames, too... did that to my 109, and it really turns tight.