Yes, the vacuum advance was pulled (not plugged), and the light was connected to the #1 cyl. Also, another thing, is some instructions say to have the e-brake on while car is in drive...I didn't...I had it in park the whole time. Totally didn't think of the drive thing, and last thing I want is to do timing myself with the car in drive and revving it up to 3000rpm. I did adjust the dist while the car was idling though, not at 2500-3000rpm.
And this is where I think I am messed. The all out timing was lined up at 0 when I had the timing light set to 36, but at idle it would line up to the 0 when my timing light was at 30. Something is amiss here with what I am doing.
I can take a video later today if you want to see what in the world I am doing. Likely easier than my typing a description.
Regardless if it's set wrong, it's good that it runs better than before. Progress is being made.
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Originally Posted by nytrainer
Ummm, alright lets see. I am stating the obvious here but you do have the light connected to #1 cylinder?
When you saw the "all in" timing was 36 (still unsure what the spec should be for your engine) you had the engine at a sustained 2500-3000 rpm with vacuum advance hose disconnected and plugged? To check timing at idle simply (with vacuum advance disconnected and hose plugged) point the timing light and adjust the timimg light until the mark on the balancer is at zero. Then look at the reading on the timing light.
Usually when you are setting the initial timing you move the distributor. You then check what the total is afterwards (as described prior). Not really a great idea to be fiddling with the distributor while the engine is running at 2500-3000 rpm. When you adjust initial timing higher or lower the total timing will follow it (either up or down the same amount). You can't adjust one without affecting the other so do all your adjustments at idle. To try and clarify that lets say you have 12 initial and 34 total as observed (random example). If you decrease the initial to 9 (3 less) your total will now be 3 less (now 31) or increase initial 2 degrees then total will increase 2 also.
My replies are wordy I know but I am trying to make sure you get it.
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