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1. timing questions on Midget (score: 1): Author: BOB HILL <oldcars@newt.vallnet.com>; Date: Fri, 26 Nov 1999 23:20:44 -0600 (EST); Being no mechanic I have a question that may seem elementary to many but I need toknow the answer. I got the 77 Midget home today and it started and ran horribly bad. Seems among other things that th; /html/mgs/1999-11/msg01181.html (7,777 bytes)
2. Re: timing questions on Midget (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 00:45:53 -0500; Have someone crank the car while you slowly rotate the distributor. When it starts, you can fine tune it a bit to make it run smoothly enough to whip out the timing light. You might want to wear a th; /html/mgs/1999-11/msg01182.html (7,591 bytes)
3. Re: timing questions on Midget (score: 1): Author: BOB HILL <oldcars@newt.vallnet.com>; Date: Fri, 26 Nov 1999 23:56:10 -0600 (EST); I tried this and it still didn't work. What I am afraid happened is that I let the distributor slip while my wife was cranking the car and have it bad out of time. Not sure of this but since it was a; /html/mgs/1999-11/msg01183.html (8,510 bytes)
4. Re: timing questions on Midget (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 01:01:51 -0500; Was anything moved either before or since the problem existed? Such as plug wires removed and replaced possibly wrongly? If everything is as it was, then rotating should find a place where it will fi; /html/mgs/1999-11/msg01184.html (8,093 bytes)
5. Re: timing questions on Midget (score: 1): Author: BOB HILL <oldcars@newt.vallnet.com>; Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 00:07:08 -0600 (EST); no everything is as it was. THe only thing that happened was that hte wire from the distributor to the coil came loose which I fixed, otherwise everything is the same. I have tested for spark and it; /html/mgs/1999-11/msg01185.html (8,992 bytes)
6. Re: timing questions on Midget (score: 1): Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>; Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 15:33:27 -0000; The usual way of setting the timing when it has been completely lost is to set it to the static figure with a test-lamp or some such, which will allow you to get the car running, then fine-tune it to; /html/mgs/1999-11/msg01191.html (9,869 bytes)
7. Re: timing questions on Midget (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Sun, 28 Nov 1999 12:23:52 -0500; It's easier to do than you think. You need to do what is known as "static timing". The timing we do with engines running is called (properly) dynamic timing, but static was how it was done in TD, TF; /html/mgs/1999-11/msg01220.html (9,293 bytes)
8. Re: timing questions on Midget (score: 1): Author: "Derek Watson" <v8man@derekwatson.freeserve.co.uk>; Date: Sun, 28 Nov 1999 09:20:47 -0000; If this does not sort it its not the timing, an A series will run with timing way way out. How fresh is the fuel? allow you to direction nut test-lamp give the should I Seems the; /html/mgs/1999-11/msg01261.html (10,826 bytes)

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