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Old 05-14-05, 01:06 PM
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Question timing problem please help

ok i do know what spark plug i need to use to time it but when i time the car using leading weire #1 and set the timing mark where it should be the car runs like **** and has a had time accelerating. but if i use the leading coil wire to time it the car run fine and really responsive better then my efi 323. now if i use the timing mark and leading#1 to time the car it idles at 100rpm. but if i use the leading coil wire it runs at 700-800 ish rpm.

ps i did change the pully back where it should be.
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1. Whats is the worst that can happen to the car if the timeing is off? because i think i just might use the leading coil wire to set the timing its seams to be the only thing wrking good
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first thing first. do the flywheel or the spark plug trick to verify that the pulley is installed in the right position.
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did that. and it was in the wrong position, i was getting a timing mark on the leading #2 now its leading#1 so thats fixed. i can see the mark good on parkplug #1 leading, but when i enlign the marks it runs like **** (using the leading #1 sparkplug wire)
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are you saying that the pulley was installed in the wrong position?
How about using more periods and start a new paragraph for a new topic.
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There are three items which must be properly aligned to ensure that your ignition/motor will be timed together....

Flywheel (to ensure that you are actually at TDC)
Front pulley
Distributer

Make sure that all three of these line up properly before proceeding....
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ok thanks
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