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I was so stoked to try setting the timing that I gave it a little advance just by ear for my drive home yesterday. (I carry a distributor wrench!) I listened for detonation and nothing even with my foot to the floor. Felt way better on the throttle and I did much better on my least favorite hill. I wouldn't call it a miracle but much improvement.

Got home and after the motor cooled I got to work. Found the timing indicator. It was hidden so well by 52 years of grime that I had to search for a photo just to locate it. Found the mark on the pulley and marked it with paint. Plugged the vac line and fired it up. The timing was so far off that the timing mark was at almost 12 o'clock under the water pump pulley. No idea what degree that is. I bumped it down to 10. I installed a dedicated wire too.

Drove it in this morning and it ran fine but just doesn't feel like it did on the way home with all that advance. Maybe 14-16 degrees isn't that far off for my motor then. How far can I advance?

Thoughts!!??!!