Thanks guys! Unfortunately, I ran into another problem while trying to adjust the timing. I finally discovered a short in the wiring harness that I have suspected I had a while ago but was never able to locate until today when it caught on fire. So the timing will have to wait until I order a new engine harness from PY. I have a question about that also, but I'll create another thread.
But speaking of timing, for some reason I wasn't able to see the marking on the harmonic balancer when I shot the light on it with the engine running, so I couldn't line it up with the scale. I didn't have this problem the last time I messed with the timing, is this some sort of phenomenon? The markings are all clear, clean and legible. Plus, before I had to shut the engine down because of the fire in the harness, the idle was extremely low, even with the distributor turned all the way clockwise (advanced) any thoughts guys?
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