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Old 05-19-2009, 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by race-it View Post
I brought #1 piston up to top of cylinder. "O" Mark on damper lined up with
top strait edge of pointer that said "time". With idle set a 700 RPM, damper was 36 to 38. Should have said 12 to 14. I moved plug wires back and forth one hole to see if that would help. Engine would not run in either changed position. I pulled distributer and moved one slot, same thing. Is my pointer wrong. Engine runs good but pointer lines up at 36 to 38. What do you think is wrong. With a dial timing light do you have to mess with the damper setting?
Jim
Did you undo the vacuum line to the distributor and plug the hole first?

When you revved it a little, did the number get larger. If not, your timing light is measuring total advance.
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