[markpj23]

So I got out ye olde trusty timing light - an older model Craftsman with a dial advance knob - to see what the timing looks like.

YIKES. I'm not sure how this this is running - timing is waaaayyy retarded. Else the balancer is on wrong but I don't think it's possible to do that...? It has to be 25 degrees after TDC or more.

Yes I tweaked the advance knob and it moves the mark as it should.

So what should my idle advance be - 8 degrees BTDC?