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1. I am really starting to hate this timing thing (score: 1): Author: jak0pab@jak10.med.navy.mil (Bowen, Patrick A. RP2); Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 09:10:02; OK, here comes part three of Spitfire Timing. Last night I completely redid the timing on my 1500. (at this point I am getting quite fast at it) I can reuse the main oil seal, and as for the timing c; /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00483.html (9,049 bytes)
2. Re: I am really starting to hate this timing thing (score: 1): Author: "James Carpenter" <jc_carpenter@softhome.net>; Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 21:45:14 -0000; You do know that the engine will run better at idle the more advanced the ignition is, although 30 is abit excessive. Me putting the timing from 10 to 20 deg BTDC putt's the idle right up from 600 to; /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00513.html (8,771 bytes)
3. Re: I am really starting to hate this timing thing (score: 1): Author: cecil wise <cwise@southwind.net>; Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 19:34:43 -0600; Hi all, I've been having this exact same problem with my '80 Spit. 1st I tried lining up the dimples in the gears, then I tried setting the intake and exhaust valves at TDC. Next, I tried setting max; /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00526.html (9,926 bytes)
4. Re: I am really starting to hate this timing thing (score: 1): Author: John Suchak <suchak@mediaone.net>; Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1999 18:38:56 -0500; Hey Patrick: Are you sure you have the plug wires in the right order on the cap?? (Maybe you started with wire one on cap tower two, and so on... it would act the same way as if the timing chain was; /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00540.html (10,060 bytes)
5. Re: I am really starting to hate this timing thing (score: 1): Author: "Larry Quirk" <quirk@telusplanet.net>; Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1999 22:54:02 -0700; Have you checked the mechanical advance in the distributor to make sure it is free and providing the correct amount of advance at the specified rpm. A good ignition shop will still have a distributor; /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00577.html (10,965 bytes)
6. Re: I am really starting to hate this timing thing (score: 1): Author: cecil wise <cwise@southwind.net>; Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1999 19:05:14 -0600; Thanks for the suggestion. I checked both mechanical and vacuum advance. I didn't check at various RPMs, but did check total advance. Both were at the lower end of the range specified in the Bently m; /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00598.html (11,709 bytes)
7. RE: I am really starting to hate this timing thing (score: 1): Author: Craig Smith <CraigS@iewc.com>; Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 06:30:47 -0600; I had a revelation Sunday, I haven't had my rebuilt engine running very long and got to thinking . I had the head shaved .020 and reinstalled it but didn't think about the valve rocker gap settings.; /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00604.html (13,449 bytes)
8. Re: I am really starting to hate this timing thing (score: 1): Author: jak0pab@jak10.med.navy.mil (Bowen, Patrick A. RP2); Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 10:33:17; OK, after talking to Kevin Allen, I decided to drive the car and see how it goes. Please don't laugh. Apparently, I am so use to the car running poorly, that when it ran correctly I didn't know it. I; /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00607.html (8,685 bytes)
9. Re: I am really starting to hate this timing thing (score: 1): Author: jak0pab@jak10.med.navy.mil (Bowen, Patrick A. RP2); Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 11:13:51; I am starting to focus on this problem, unfortuneatly I do not know enough about it. What am I looking for, Where should it be set, and who can check this?? Thanks Patrick Bowen '79 Spitfire Jacksonv; /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00610.html (11,831 bytes)
10. RE: I am really starting to hate this timing thing (score: 1): Author: jak0pab@jak10.med.navy.mil (Bowen, Patrick A. RP2); Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 11:54:43; Can someone quickly explain how to check my valve gaps, correctly and which feeler gauge to use? Thanks Patrick Patrick Bowen '79 Spitfire Jacksonville FL; /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00614.html (9,335 bytes)
11. RE: I am really starting to hate this timing thing (score: 1): Author: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>; Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 11:08:27 -0500 (); Use the "Rule of 9" on a Spitfire (rule of 13 on a six): check/set #1 when go" method. Assuming that the clearance is to be set at .010", use that feeler gauge along with .009 and .011; the former sh; /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00616.html (9,047 bytes)
12. Re: I am really starting to hate this timing thing (score: 1): Author: Grant Buss <buss3@sympatico.ca>; Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 14:50:48 -0500; This sounds dumb at first but--. Get #1 at top dead centre. Now you can check ether 1,2,3 and 5 or 4,6, 7 and 8. Next turn the crank one revolution and check the ones you could not get before. I use; /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00647.html (8,251 bytes)
13. Re: I am really starting to hate this timing thing (score: 1): Author: ScottBarr8@aol.com; Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 19:38:17 EST; << use that feeler gauge along with .009 and .011; the former should go easily and the latter should NOT go in between rocker and valve. >> Or you could use a stepped feeler gauge. Much easier, if yo; /html/spitfires/1999-01/msg00653.html (8,148 bytes)

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