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On 30 Dec 97, Luis A. Pieretti wrote:
> Hi!! I have a Pertronic ignition in my .009 distibuitor with a stock 1600DP. Today while adjusting
> the valves a question came to my mind. I advanced the timing from 7.5
> (what the book says for my year, model) to 10 degrees and valve clearance of .004 ( as requested on
> cover of fan housing by factory specs) . My Notch runs much better than having the timing at 7.5.
> My question is, by having a pertronics in my ignition, do i have to adjust anything else other
> that the timing...valve clearance perhaps?it runs good now and gas mileage is much better too.
> thank you..
Valve lash should be set to .006 or .004/.006 as I mentioned in
another post. Adding the pertronics changes nothing regarding your
spark timing settings, but the 009 instead of the OE distributor
means that you cannot rely on the OE timing specs. You will need to
set your timing so it never gets more than 32 deg of advance at any
RPM. Obviously this requires some care and a timing light.
Jim
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Laura Kepner-Adney
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