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1. spitfire ignition timing (score: 1): Author: trunnell@mindspring.com (Glenn Trunnell); Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 22:41:08 -0400; Hello listers, I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with advancing the timing on a '76 Spitfire. The manual and the sticker say that the timing should be set at 2 degrees ATDC. My car will run; /html/spitfires/1998-08/msg00264.html (7,458 bytes)
2. Re: spitfire ignition timing (score: 1): Author: James <james.carpenter@ukaea.org.uk>; Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 07:42:46 +0000; Your vacume retard unit is broken. It should give loads of retard when your idleing, and then cut out when ever you need power. So at idle it's 2deg ATDC, as soon as you start to use power it cuts ou; /html/spitfires/1998-08/msg00266.html (7,317 bytes)
3. Re: spitfire ignition timing (score: 1): Author: "Ryan Smith" <shmitty99@hotmail.com>; Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 04:48:42 PDT; Is that 2 ATDC standard for all spits? ie what's the correct timing for my 72 with the delco dizzy? Ryan Smith Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech Emerald Green 72 Spitfire; /html/spitfires/1998-08/msg00270.html (7,156 bytes)
4. RE: spitfire ignition timing (score: 1): Author: "Bowley, Glenn (GCICT)" <glenn.bowley@gerbercoburn.com>; Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 08:59:18 -0400; I had this same question a few month back. Is the 2 ATDC with or without the vacuum line connected. I fiddled with this on my '75, and I got the following results: If I set the timing to 2 ATDC WITHO; /html/spitfires/1998-08/msg00275.html (8,298 bytes)
5. Re: spitfire ignition timing (score: 1): Author: Barry Schwartz <bschwart@pacbell.net>; Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 06:24:42 -0700; ** Glen (and others), That 2 deg AFTER, is with the (properly functioning vacuum RETARD) connected at the time of dynamic timing with a timing light. If your retard unit isn't working (very likely); /html/spitfires/1998-08/msg00277.html (8,407 bytes)
6. RE: spitfire ignition timing (score: 1): Author: "Bowley, Glenn (GCICT)" <glenn.bowley@gerbercoburn.com>; Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 10:09:26 -0400; I'm going to disagree with you on the retard part. Why then if I set my timing to 2 ATDC without the vacuum line connected, and then reconnect it (I've done this with the timing light on) does my tim; /html/spitfires/1998-08/msg00278.html (9,546 bytes)
7. Re: spitfire ignition timing (score: 1): Author: jak0pab@jak10.med.navy.mil (Bowen, Patrick A); Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 12:54:33; A good question is, is your engine original or has it been replaced. Also is it California or Federal. Their are several different places to set your timing depending on the year and engine (I think; /html/spitfires/1998-08/msg00284.html (8,104 bytes)
8. RE: spitfire ignition timing (score: 1): Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>; Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1998 10:52:00 -0400; Sounds to me as if the PO did more than remove the electrinc ignition, he installed a different distributor with a vacumm ADVANCE rather than RETARD. "NOT THAT THERE"S ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT!" - S; /html/spitfires/1998-08/msg00292.html (8,012 bytes)

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