Subject: Re: timing questions...still
Author: Bill Berry
Date: Sep 9, 2002, 4:19 PM
Post ID: 1710978554
Yep, there was a worn place that wouln't let the groove
get past the bolt. Loosened the bolt more and it worked
fine. Re-set it. The bolt looks to be about 2/3 of the
way through the groove going left to right.
Thanks!
Chris in NC
On Mon, 9 Sep 2002 16:12:14 EDT
Patrick Hayes <peha-@aol.com> wrote:
| In a message dated 9/9/2002 12:38:55 PM Pacific Daylight Time, chris-@charter.net writes:
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 |