Paul, et al,
I will be setting the timing on my 80 B this weekend as
it pings under hard acceleration. I have the Crane
ignition. I assume that the process is the same? I will
be using a timing light. Also can someone remind me where
in the engine compartment it is convenient to grab power
for the timing light ?
Thanks
Gene Balinski
80 B
On Fri, 20 Aug 2004 09:30:45 +0100
"Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> It shouldn't need a different timing to running with
> points, but don't
> forget that with today's fuels and older engines with
> worn and possibly
> non-original parts timing is best done by trial and error
> anyway, setting
> the most advance you can get away with without pinking at
> any combination of
> throttle, revs or load. A North American 73 would
> probably originally have
> had an 18V 672/673 engine with a 25D4 41491 distributor.
> This set-up had a
> static timing of 6 degrees and a strobe of 15 degrees at
> 1500 rpm. With
> unleaded and lower octane fuel you may have to *retard*
> from this. Vacuum
> source should be manifold, so you would set the timing
> with the vacuum pipe
> disconnected and the manifold plugged, reconnecting
> afterwards and resetting
> the idle speed as required. Connected you may well see
> 16 to 20 degrees of
> advance at idle.
>
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