Subject: Re: timing questions...still
Author: Patrick Hayes
Date: Sep 9, 2002, 1:12 PM
Post ID: 1710977335
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In a message dated 9/9/2002 12:38:55 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
chris-@charter.net writes:
| The distributor is turned as far clockwise as it will go and the points are just barely closed. I assume it is a tooth or so off. |
We don't care when the points are almost or fully closed. We care when the
points just crack open. That is the instant of spark. So, turn your engine
to the compression stroke of its cycle. Continue turning until your static
timing mark on the pulley aligns with the case arrow. Now, turn the
distributor clockwise until the points close. Hook up a test light across
the points and turn the ignition on. The test light should be out because
there is less resistance to ground through the ignition circuit than there is
to the test lamp. Therefore, all the electricity goes to ground through the
points and does NOT ignite the lamp.
Now, carefully turn the distributor housing counterclockwise. At the instant
the points crack open, all the electricity from your key will be diverted to
the test lamp and it ignites. You have static timing.
So, now where is the distributor clamp bolt in relation to the adjusting arc
groove?
Patrick
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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 9/9/2002 12:38:55 PM Pacific Daylight Time, chris-@charter.net writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">The distributor is <BR>
turned as far clockwise as it will go and the points are <BR>
just barely closed. I assume it is a tooth or so off.</BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
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We don't care when the points are almost or fully closed. We care when the points just crack open. That is the instant of spark. So, turn your engine to the compression stroke of its cycle. Continue turning until your static timing mark on the pulley aligns with the case arrow. Now, turn the distributor clockwise until the points close. Hook up a test light across the points and turn the ignition on. The test light should be out because there is less resistance to ground through the ignition circuit than there is to the test lamp. Therefore, all the electricity goes to ground through the points and does NOT ignite the lamp.<BR>
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Now, carefully turn the distributor housing counterclockwise. At the instant the points crack open, all the electricity from your key will be diverted to the test lamp and it ignites. You have static timing.<BR>
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So, now where is the distributor clamp bolt in relation to the adjusting arc groove?<BR>
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Patrick</FONT>
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