>Hi everyone,
>
>I did the timing on my TR4 this weekend and she appeared to be OK. The
>problem is that she is supposed to be at 4 degrees BTDC and when I
>checked her with a timing light all i could do was guestimate where 4
>degrees was.
>
>I figure I'm very close but I really want to be perfect(snip)
after reading this timing related post, I just have to ask the rest of this
list about something- my 76 with single Weber DCOE and stock distributor
just wouldn't go (bad hesitation) below about 2800-3000 RPM, so I decided
to try fiddling with the timing- I thought as long as it's not pinging and
doesn't overheat, it was worth a try
I ended up with the thing advanced off the scale, I mean *off* the scale,
right now the timing mark is roughly aligned with the edge of the
thermostat housing/upper hose connecter and it runs great! I think it must
be at least
25-30 DBTDC and it advances further as expected at higher RPM-
I recently had a similar experience with my friend's (late) MGB that had
been converted to dual SUs
I suppose I'd fail my smog tailpipe sniff next spring, but I'm flabbergasted
has anyone else had similar experience? I guess I wouldn't sweat getting
too "exact", Alan
Joe
Joseph R Schneider Web Page http://pubweb.acns.nwu.edu/~jschneid/JRS.HTML
76 Spitfire 1500 FM45587UC Ilinois license plates "SPIT BOY" VTR #11526
*Spit happens*
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