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JEFF69Z28 08-13-2009 01:47 AM

TIMING ? AGAIN
 
MY DIST.IS LOCKED OUT TIMING IS AT 34*,YESTERDAY I ADVANCED IT TO 36* AND NOW IT HAS A MISS FROM ABOUT 3000 ON UP WHILE REVING IT IN PARK,MOVED IT BACK TO 34* AND IT SEEMS TO BE FINE.
WITH TIMING AT 34* WHERE WOULD THE ROTOR BUTTON BE POINTING WHEN #1 PISTON WAS AT TDC AND TIMING MARK AT 0.

OneBadGMC 08-13-2009 07:35 AM

Re: TIMING ? AGAIN
 

Originally Posted by JEFF69Z28
MY DIST.IS LOCKED OUT TIMING IS AT 34*,YESTERDAY I ADVANCED IT TO 36* AND NOW IT HAS A MISS FROM ABOUT 3000 ON UP WHILE REVING IT IN PARK,MOVED IT BACK TO 34* AND IT SEEMS TO BE FINE.
WITH TIMING AT 34* WHERE WOULD THE ROTOR BUTTON BE POINTING WHEN #1 PISTON WAS AT TDC AND TIMING MARK AT 0.

Is this a trick question?

It'd be pointing 34 degrees before the #1 plug in the cap.

JEFF69Z28 08-13-2009 08:36 AM

Re: TIMING ? AGAIN
 

Originally Posted by OneBadGMC

Originally Posted by JEFF69Z28
MY DIST.IS LOCKED OUT TIMING IS AT 34*,YESTERDAY I ADVANCED IT TO 36* AND NOW IT HAS A MISS FROM ABOUT 3000 ON UP WHILE REVING IT IN PARK,MOVED IT BACK TO 34* AND IT SEEMS TO BE FINE.
WITH TIMING AT 34* WHERE WOULD THE ROTOR BUTTON BE POINTING WHEN #1 PISTON WAS AT TDC AND TIMING MARK AT 0.

Is this a trick question?

It'd be pointing 34 degrees before the #1 plug in the cap.

DUMB QUESTION I KNOW.\
I CANT GET NO MORE THAN 34* TIMING .IF I LOCK IT DOWN AT 36 IT RUNS ROUGH WHEN I REV IT.IF MY DIST WAS IN 180* OUT WOULD THIS CAUSE THE PROBLEM?

DirkaDirka 08-13-2009 08:47 AM

I dont think you would even have a smooth idle if your dist was 180* out. I had a dist 180* out and had a very rough idle. But that was also on a Jeep Wrangler not a race car so I could be wrong too. JMO

performanceengin 08-13-2009 08:47 AM

are you running crank triger ? if so there is more to it that turning dist.

itsabird 08-13-2009 08:49 AM

I have never seen one get to 3000 rpm, that was 180 out.

JEFF69Z28 08-13-2009 09:02 AM

NO CRANK TRIGGER.
34* IT HAS JUST ALITTLE MISS.UNDER NO LOAD.
36* IT RUNS ROUGH FROM 3000 THRU 5000.UNDER NO LOAD.
I GUESS WHAT IM ASKING IS COULD I HAVE BEEN OF A TOOTH OR SO OFF WHEN I PUT THE DIST.BACK IN AFTER I LOCKED IT OUT?I PUT IT BACK WHERE IT WAS OR I THOUGHT I DID.I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE IT OUT AND REINSTALL IT.TO DO SO WOULD I GET NUMBER 1 TO TDC(0) AND THE MOVE THE BALANCER TO 34* THEN DROP THE DIST BACK IN MAKING SURE THE ROTOR IS POINTING TO THE NUMBER ONE PISTON.

OneBadGMC 08-13-2009 09:52 AM

It doesn't matter where it's pointing, so long as you can get the cap orientated where #1 is #1.

Standard, as I was taught, is to try and point the rotor at #1 when it's on #1.

In reality, the thing can be pointing at #5, so long as #1 is in the #5 position on the cap.

Know what I'm saying???

You've also not given us enough information on the motor. Alky/gas? Compression? Spark Plug Gap? N/A? Nitrous? Blower/Turbo? What ignition system? Mechanical Advance? Vacuum advance?

JEFF69Z28 08-13-2009 10:01 AM


Originally Posted by OneBadGMC
It doesn't matter where it's pointing, so long as you can get the cap orientated where #1 is #1.

Standard, as I was taught, is to try and point the rotor at #1 when it's on #1.

In reality, the thing can be pointing at #5, so long as #1 is in the #5 position on the cap.

Know what I'm saying???

You've also not given us enough information on the motor. Alky/gas? Compression? Spark Plug Gap? N/A? Nitrous? Blower/Turbo? What ignition system? Mechanical Advance? Vacuum advance?

GAS MOTOR,11.5 COMP,45 GAP,NO POWER ADDERS,MSD 85551 DIST.MSD BLASTER SS COIL,MSD 6AL2 BOX,DIST.IS LOCKED OUT.

FullTimeRacing 08-13-2009 11:11 AM

is the blancer on the money,if it is a two peice it can slide,just a thought.

or a valve to tight?


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