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Re: Re: Re: Ignition Timing
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Posted by sibby(Aus) on May 22, 2004 at 19:17:25 from (202.52.39.94):
In Reply to: Re: Re: Ignition Timing posted by Bob D. (La) on May 22, 2004 at 18:06:49:
Jimmy, Get your distributor with no. 1. ready to fire on t.d.c. compression stroke, look at rotor pointing to no.1. spark plug wire on your distributor cap after you have set your points gap correctly. find your timing mark on crankshaft pully, flywheel or wherever it is,hook up a test light, one to ground, the other to movable ignition point, turn crank slowly clockwise until light comes on when points just open, if it is out with marks, adjust distributor until it lights when aligned with timing marks and points just open. txblu and Bob, i have used your method for years with no problems also, just this way is very accurate for final adjustment and i would be a fool to knock your way of doing it as it works. good luck, sibby.
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