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am i better than my timing light? -need fairly fast response btw!
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Any engine will run faster at idle as you advance the ignition (in my =
experience up to at least 18deg) , but the rest of the advance curve =
will be wrong.
Changing idle timing also changes WOT timing, good for idle, too much =
for power, so set it to factory specs.
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From: Robbie Cotner=20
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org=20
Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 4:25 PM
Subject: am i better than my timing light? -need fairly fast response =
btw!
Ok, here goes my new problem: I put my rebuilt '84 JH 8v in, aligned =
the cam,flywheel,and intermediate shafts as best I could(pretty damn =
close) before putting the timing belt on. Now the engine runs, and I =
broke out the timing light to fine tune it. Now when I time it so that =
the flywheel mark is on the tranny notch with the timing light, it runs, =
but a little funny. Turning the distrib a little to the left makes it =
idle faster, and AFAIK it idles better too. So is the mark on my =
flywheel the "absolute" best timing I'm going to get? Or should I set =
the distrib by ear, waiting until I get to the idle's peak? Thanks in =
advance-
Rob
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Any engine will run faster at idle as =
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the ignition (in my experience up to at least 18deg) , but the rest of =
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advance curve will be wrong.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Changing idle timing also changes WOT =
timing, good=20
for idle, too much for power, so set it to factory specs.</FONT></DIV>
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<A href=3D"mailto:robw_z@yahoo.com"; title=3Drobw_z@yahoo.com>Robbie =
Cotner</A>=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> am i better than my =
timing=20
light? -need fairly fast response btw!</DIV>
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<P>Ok, here goes my new problem: I put my rebuilt '84 JH 8v in, =
aligned=20
the cam,flywheel,and intermediate shafts as best I could(pretty damn =
close)=20
before putting the timing belt on. Now the engine runs, and I =
broke out=20
the timing light to fine tune it. Now when I time it so that the =
flywheel mark is on the tranny notch with the timing light, it runs, =
but a=20
little funny. Turning the distrib a little to the left makes it =
idle=20
faster, and AFAIK it idles better too. So is the mark on my =
flywheel the=20
"absolute" best timing I'm going to get? Or should I set the =
distrib by=20
ear, waiting until I get to the idle's peak? Thanks in =
advance-</P>
<P>Rob</P>
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