You must remove vacuum line from distributor while timing, or it will not
time right.
Brian
----- Original Message -----
From: "Remco van Lent" <remco.nancy@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 12:32 PM
Subject: IML: ignition timing 57
> Hi all
> up till today I was thinking that I understood atleast a bit of cars
> I chanced the distrubitor on my 57 nice thing to do if you feel board lots
> of space to work
> old one had no mecanical or facum advance any more
> within one hour I had the holddown plate out
> then I put new distrubitor in new plugs new wires new rotor and cap and a
> new coil
> I put the new cables on exacle the same as the old one's came off
> preset the distubitor and started
> Car runs good
> to be sure timing light
> NO timing mark in sight
> adjusting the distrubitor when the engine almost stalls I could she the
last
> timing mark
> when I adjust till is hears right no marks in sight
> What am I dooing wrong ???
> I think best option is not to use timing light any more and don't bother
> about is
> When car runs fine its fine
> but like to know what I did wrong
>
> Thanks Remco
>
> ps hope its writing clear enough Am from the netherland and have sometimes
> problems with tecnical words
> Thakns again
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