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Re: [TR] TR3 Timing question

To: "Wbeech@flash.net" <wbeech@flash.net>
Subject: Re: [TR] TR3 Timing question
From: Geo Hahn <ahwahneetr@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2019 08:02:01 -0700
Cc: Dave Ranteer <triumphs@autox.team.net>
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On Wed, Feb 27, 2019 at 7:35 PM Wbeech@flash.net <wbeech@flash.net> wrote:


> ...Put a light on it and, by the marks, it looks like 40=C2=B0 retarded a=
t a
> nice smooth idle and the dizzy is in a very normal position.   How does
> that happen?...
>

Just to check the obvious - if your timing light has an advance knob be
sure it is set to zero.

More than once I have been alarmed by wacky timing only to realize I had
the knob set to some high advance.

Geo

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">On Wed, Feb 27, 2019 at 7:35 PM <a href=
=3D"mailto:Wbeech@flash.net";>Wbeech@flash.net</a> &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:wbe=
ech@flash.net">wbeech@flash.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><div class=3D"gmail=
_quote"><div>=C2=A0</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:=
0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">=
...Put a light on it and, by the marks, it looks like 40=C2=B0 retarded at =
a nice smooth idle and the dizzy is in a very normal position.=C2=A0 =C2=A0=
How does that happen?...<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Just to check =
the obvious - if your timing light has an advance knob be sure it is set to=
 zero.</div><div><br></div><div>More than once I have been alarmed by wacky=
 timing only to realize I had the knob set to some high advance.</div><div>=
<br></div><div>Geo=C2=A0</div></div></div>

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