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Originally Posted by Mr. King
Huron, thanks for the reply.
I have an older timing light without the dial. Is there a way to do this without a newer timing light or is it time to invest in some new tools.....boy that would be a shame ;-).
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You could get some timing tape, or mark where 36degrees would be on the balancer, and line up with that mark.
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Originally Posted by Mr. King
I'm pretty sure the vacuum advance isn't working....or I have so little manifold vacuum it's not doing anything. I have three other original distributors laying around the garage so maybe I will swap one out and see if that makes a difference..
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If the vacuum can holds vacuum, and if you can apply vacuum to it from another source and it changes the timing, then it's working. You could run a vacuum line from another running engine to provide the vacuum that you need.
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Originally Posted by Mr. King
I will try it today and let you know the results.
By the way....right now I have the timing set, with the vacuum advance disconected and plugged, at the very top of the timing tab....almost off the "scale". So I figure it's set around 10 degrees....I think stock is 7.
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Try 12-16 degrees of initial timing.
Best Regards,
Huron