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Old 06-03-2007, 06:49 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by olds307owner View Post
Well, the method I used on mine (It did work) is disconnecting the connector on the distributor. Not the one that connects the coil to the battery but another one on the other side. Once you remove it you set the timing and after the timing is at 20 you reconnect the connector.
The Factory Service Manual says to just ground the test terminal in the ALDL connector, though pulling the plug effectively produced the same result. Being lazy myself, I find it a lot easier to just stick a bent paper clip in the diagnostic connector.
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