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Old 01-03-2007, 03:04 AM   #13
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Re: timing Q...

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Originally Posted by piecesparts View Post
Everyone has a different way of dropping a dizzy, but the most prevelent is to find TDC,using the #1 cylinder with the timing marks at "0", then set the distributor to feed from there. That way you will not go wrong or get confused.
An engine has a hard time starting with NO advance, IMHO - but agreed there are different ways to do it. Why start with a bad timing setting and then change it when it's so easy to just set 8-16 degrees initial when you drop it in?

Try it sometime
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