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

[green536@hotmail.com (Chris DeLong)]

A quarter turn would make the car not run. As it would change the ignition 
timing so drastically that the firing order would not be appropriate to 
making the car run.


>
>--- pbureau@attbi.com wrote:
> > 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.
> >
>
>
>A quarter turn!  That's an awful lot for "a little pep"...
>
>Mark.
>
>
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Chris DeLong
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Seattle, WA USA
'80 16V 'Rocco ragtop
'91 GLi 2.0 16V
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