Timing issues, what have i done?
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Timing issues, what have i done?
well i was setting my timing the other day, managed to set the leading just fine, but no matter what i couldnt get the trailing to line up with the notch on the crank... i did however manage to get it somewhat closer than it was before.
now ever since ive done that my car really hesistates on warm starts, i practically have the floor it sometimes to get it to turn over.
i set everything properly as in the haynes manual, @ 500rpm, i have the idle mixture properly adjusted. the only thing i can think that may have hurt the ignition is that i cleaned the contacts in the distributor lid, but the car fires up fine with the choke on and seems to run better than before..
im baffled.. any idea's?
now ever since ive done that my car really hesistates on warm starts, i practically have the floor it sometimes to get it to turn over.
i set everything properly as in the haynes manual, @ 500rpm, i have the idle mixture properly adjusted. the only thing i can think that may have hurt the ignition is that i cleaned the contacts in the distributor lid, but the car fires up fine with the choke on and seems to run better than before..
im baffled.. any idea's?
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wow 500rpms? i would set your timing more around 800- 850. see if that changes anything. plus i didnt think the trailing timing would make that big of a difference, especially if it's barely off.
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I am thinking you can further advance/retard the timing by adjusting the trailing pickup coil or something of the sorts inside the dist. Right now I am too lazy to look it up. I did have the same problem but solved it by using a different dist.
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RE 500RPM, yes thats what haynes manual suggests for base, i tried at up over 1k RPM and had the same results
PT, so you think maybe your distributor was toast? i'm not sure if mine feels that way just yet. maybe i should pull one from a junker just incase.
but it did work fine before, so im still a little confused
PT, so you think maybe your distributor was toast? i'm not sure if mine feels that way just yet. maybe i should pull one from a junker just incase.
but it did work fine before, so im still a little confused
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Originally Posted by Paradox
PT, so you think maybe your distributor was toast? i'm not sure if mine feels that way just yet. maybe i should pull one from a junker just incase.
but it did work fine before, so im still a little confused
but it did work fine before, so im still a little confused
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i have that problem but mine isnt ignition realated....i noticed that after the car got warm when i cut it off i could hear a gurlgling sound from under the hood...so when i had a friend with me i got it warm leaned over the engine and told him to cut it off...i found out it was the carb needs a rebuild because when you cut it off after being warm it drips a little bit of gas slowly and the gurgling must have been it seeping past the butterflies
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gurgling sounds more like a heater core prob....
why did your carb need a rebuild? because i just rebuilt mine and everything so far is a-ok.
i need more miles to test it all out fully tho.
why did your carb need a rebuild? because i just rebuilt mine and everything so far is a-ok.
i need more miles to test it all out fully tho.
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