My Haynes shows three types - one almost vertically below the crank with
three marks (TDC, 5 BTDC and 10 BTDC), one below the pulley but angled to
the left as you look at at from the front, and one above the crank and to
the left. These last two have five points - TDC, 5, 10, 15 & 20 BTDC.
PaulH.
http://freespace.virgin.net/paul.hunt1/
-----Original Message-----
From: MIKE NADEAU <NADE18@prodigy.net>
To: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: 20 July 1999 23:07
Subject: '68 TIMING?
>The motor in my car is a '68 high comp. I have checked the dwell, within
>tolerance. The motor has three timing marks. T.D.C & what? Reading it left
>to right, t.d.c, 5&10 deg. b.t.d.c? The shop manual I have doesn't show
>this, it shows 5 marks. The manual said to set timing at 600 rpm, vacuum
>disconnected and should be 14 deg. b.t.d.c? Is this still correct with
>unleaded gas. I set it to 12 deg.(I think?) and the car would idle fine but
>would not start. Next I set it to 9 deg.(again I think?) and it starts fine
>and runs good but feels sluggish above 3000 rpm. Can anyone help me set
>timing?
>
>Mike
>
>P.S Skye was nice enough to put my car on his (great)web site!
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