> Can someone check 86.35.15, Ignition timing adjust, paragraph
> 14-17. It says
> to take off the retard vacuum line, then check that timing at
> idle speed (800)
> is per the specs on 86.35.00. The spec says 4 ATDC, but wouldn't
> that be WITH
> the retard line hooked up? It says right before paragraph 13 that
> taking off
> the retard line should increase the RPM by 500. So if you set
> timing without
> retard, wouldn't RPM drop to 300 after you hooked it back up?
> Doesn't seem right.
It's not. The instructions in the manual were written for non-emission
cars, ie without vacuum retard. You need to have the retard connected and
operating (not disabled by the TVS if present) while checking both timing (4
ATDC) and idle rpm.
Randall
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