Re: pinging surprise

[Jim Altemose <jaltemoose@xxxxxxxxx>]

At idle, where should the timing mark be on the timing tab?

- Jim
Jim Altemose, Long Island, NY
'63 Polara 500 (Max Wedge)
'63 Polara 500 (383)
'65 Belvedere I (Street Wedge)
'71 Bronco

On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 10:06 AM, Gary H. <62to65mopar@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> You can clean off that timing tab and paint it with something that helps show off the measurements there, like silver. Mark the timing indent on the harmonic balancer with some paint too to make it easier to see.
>
> Sometimes you can just rotate the distributor a tiny bit and time it by ear to eliminate ping.
>
> Thanks,
> Gary H.
>
>>  -------Original Message-------
>>
>>  I tried to time it before, but my lack of exp with that hinders me than
>>  helps lol. At first I was adj it with advance still on it, then I had to do
>>  it over with it off. My timing tab is confusing too. It's very small and
>>  hard to see, the numbers I remember on it was just 0 and 10 I believe..
>
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