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<x-charset UTF-8>On 11/7/05, Steven Ayres <comwest@att.net> wrote: > "Supposedly," right. I don't know the unit you're referring to. I http://www.aircooled.net/new-bin/viewproductdetail.php?keyword2=igd0001 here it is. it has me convinced, but i'd like to know if anyone else has tried it. > The only good way I know to time an 009 is by using a timing light with > an advance adjustment. Set your max advance for 30 degrees and lock it > down. 009s are too variable to rely on static timing. my timing light doesn't have advance adjustment. i just do it at idle (about 1000 rpm). i guess i might be way off then, but at least i'm not audibly pinging now. can i just measure 30 degrees aroung the pulley, put a mark, and then time it to that mark on max advance? or do i have to buy an adjustable timing light? thanks, Dan --------------------------------------------------------- Dan Hoopes 1967 Red Squareback "Stanley" www.hoopes.net/dan/square/before.html --------------------------------------------------------- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ </x-charset>