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08-08-2002, 06:28 AM
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Location: Kingston, Ontario
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clockwise to advance timing
This is a quote from Mr. 5.0 in a thread called "spark plugs are white! running lean? how to adjust timing?"
"Move the distributor counter-clockwise to advance and when the timing mark and the pointer align at 12, 14 BTDC or whatever you choose" I got my hands on a timing light and decided to play with it some. I marked off 10, 12, 14, and 16 BTDC with white model paint and started Here is my question: I turned the distibutor CLOCKWISE to advance the timing. According to Mr 5.0 and my manual I should have turned it Counter-clockwise to advance it. Were the Speed Densities different or what is going on here when I checked the timing before I started it was at 8° and I advanced it to about 12°, any more and I get detonation. The car runs great now. I'm just curious as to why I had to turn it the other way
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