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Not fuel... *has* to be ignition... 120-130

posted by  Champ 6 on  Sun Dec 30 03:42 CST 2007
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What derek is saying is good, and reminds me of a way to set teh static timing...I think it was Phil who told me this little trick that really works well:

1) With #1 at top dead center, with both valves closed, turn the engine slightly to 10 degrees BEFORE top dead center (after TDC will be too far off to run). The 10 degree before TDC mark will be the driver's side of the "0" mark.

2)Now verify that the rotor is pointing at the #1 tower on the cap. Reinstall the cap and wires.

3) loosen the distributor and turn it all the way clockwise, then turn on the ingition. DO NOT CRANK THE ENGINE.

4) slowly rotate the dizzy counter clockwise until you hear the spark jump the gap in the distributor...yes, you can hear that 'pop'. Lock down the distributor, and you are ready to go.

When I tried that, I found that 10 degrees with the engine off turned into about 12 degrees at idle, which is spec, and so I didn't need to do any more.





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