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Double Stack · 09-06-2011, 09:18 PM

CarGuy,
I set it like you said, and it was good aside from the first start of the day until I turned the idle down a bit more. That’s when I noticed the bogging out. I’m about to go mess with it, and the mixture screws a little, I just got preoccupied today with trying to find a right front fender and side molding locally.

I wasn’t checking it with a light because it wasn’t marking on the damper reading at all before. I haven’t tried it yet now that I reinstalled the distributer and fixed the fuel problem. I’ll hit it with the light, and if it doesn’t work I’ll do the road timing like you said. I was working on that before, but then the fuel pump went out on me. I don’t have a working tach though. New dash and all, but my tach isn’t working. I’m going to try and get some help with that in my “Truck’s wiring and lights” thread. As far as one pump to start, do you mean even if it’s not getting gas? Because it sounds/feels like it’s having to pump gas all the way from the tank every cold start or if’s it’s been sitting for a three or four plus hours. Thank you again though!

CC69Rat,
I haven’t had it on a light yet, but I’ve got my fingers crossed. I got caught up today looking for parts on craigslist. Yeah, they guy said he spent over nine grand on this truck. Kinda crazy what I got it for. Anyways, I dropped my distributer in at 15 degrees before top dead. That’s just were it kept coming up, so I dropped it in. Now that I know where the distributer is set, I just have to set my timing light’s advance for 15 degrees BTDC- correct? As far as running on the warm side- the truck’s temp didn’t get above 190 yesterday in light traffic when it was around 85 to 90 outside. It looks like it just needed it’s fan shroud, and to be timed a little better I guess. I’ll be keeping my eye on it the more I drive her though. What’s your trucks temp with those conditions? I appreciate the feedback!

09-06-2011, 09:18 PM	#55
Double Stack Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Oregon Posts: 82	Re: Timing problem CarGuy, I set it like you said, and it was good aside from the first start of the day until I turned the idle down a bit more. That’s when I noticed the bogging out. I’m about to go mess with it, and the mixture screws a little, I just got preoccupied today with trying to find a right front fender and side molding locally. I wasn’t checking it with a light because it wasn’t marking on the damper reading at all before. I haven’t tried it yet now that I reinstalled the distributer and fixed the fuel problem. I’ll hit it with the light, and if it doesn’t work I’ll do the road timing like you said. I was working on that before, but then the fuel pump went out on me. I don’t have a working tach though. New dash and all, but my tach isn’t working. I’m going to try and get some help with that in my “Truck’s wiring and lights” thread. As far as one pump to start, do you mean even if it’s not getting gas? Because it sounds/feels like it’s having to pump gas all the way from the tank every cold start or if’s it’s been sitting for a three or four plus hours. Thank you again though! CC69Rat, I haven’t had it on a light yet, but I’ve got my fingers crossed. I got caught up today looking for parts on craigslist. Yeah, they guy said he spent over nine grand on this truck. Kinda crazy what I got it for. Anyways, I dropped my distributer in at 15 degrees before top dead. That’s just were it kept coming up, so I dropped it in. Now that I know where the distributer is set, I just have to set my timing light’s advance for 15 degrees BTDC- correct? As far as running on the warm side- the truck’s temp didn’t get above 190 yesterday in light traffic when it was around 85 to 90 outside. It looks like it just needed it’s fan shroud, and to be timed a little better I guess. I’ll be keeping my eye on it the more I drive her though. What’s your trucks temp with those conditions? I appreciate the feedback!