am i better than my timing light? -need fairly fast response btw!

[pbureau@attbi.com (pbureau@attbi.com)]

when you do the timing light you are working to set your 
idle at TDC (top dead center) ionce it is set there, and 
idles rought, adjust idle with your idle screw in the 
Trottle body, once it runs about 800-900 RPM. drive it a 
bit and see what you think.

I sually add another 1/4 turn to the distributor to give 
it a little pep and turn down the idle with the idle 
screw on the TB.

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ATS - Patrick Bureau
1985 8v Euro GTX 3A/JH Project
1988 16v (project car!!)
> 
> 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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