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RE: [oletrucks] Ignition Timing Question

To: "'Claude Ramey'" <cramey@earthlink.net>, <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: [oletrucks] Ignition Timing Question
From: "William Gray" <william.gray@snet.net>
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 17:20:09 -0500
Thanks to all who responded.  Just found a 1967 Chilton's that has
distributor specs.  For the 283 it says 40 initial, 300 centrifugal at
4100 rpm and 150 vacuum at 15.5" (crank degrees).  I guess I'll aim for
that.  

Bill Gray
william.gray@snet.net


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Claude Ramey
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 5:20 PM
To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Ignition Timing Question


I put a 350 in my '85 and was concerned about timing advance even
working. I found this on the internet and saved it:
http://www.dashlink.com/~rameyfam/Timing.htm
I put some timing tape on the balancer, my results are at the bottom of
the page. I was gonna mess with it a little and maybe get the advance to
come in sooner but figured it was close enough.

Claude
1959 Apache Fleetside
http://www.dashlink.com/~rameyfam

----- Original Message -----
From: "William Gray" <william.gray@snet.net>
To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 3:28 PM
Subject: [oletrucks] Ignition Timing Question


> This is my 1st note to this net - I hope I'm doing it right.
>
> Does anyone have the ignition timing specs for a pre-computer 350 in a

> 3/4 or 1 ton truck?  I need to know initial, centrugal and vacuum 
> advance numbers.
>
> What I've got is a fairly modern crate 350 with an HEI distributor 
> from who-knows-what in a '59 Gumman-Olson van - 3/4 ton Chev forward 
> control chassis, 10K lb. GVW.
>
> Maybe I should write to the shops that do custom curving of 
> distributors
> - they should have most specs.
>
> Bill Gray
> william.gray@snet.net
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 
> 1959
oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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