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

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

boiys and girls stopp getting you nickers in a twist, a 
1/4" (quarter of an inch) turn of course...

1/4 turn woudl equal about 20' advance...lol

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ATS - Patrick Bureau
1985 8v Euro GTX 3A/JH Project
1988 16v Gathering Automatic Parts 
for conversion.
> A quarter-turn?  A quarter-turn???!!!!
> Tell me that's a typo.
> 
> Larry
> 
> > 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.
> >
> > --
> > ====
> > 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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