Re: Timing

["Ginger D.&Peter P." <gingerd@teleport.com>]

James L. McGill wrote:
> 
> On Thu, 9 Oct 1997, Toby Basiliko wrote:
> 
> >Date: Thu, 09 Oct 1997 20:52:41 -0700
> >From: Toby Basiliko <toby@gonzo.wolfenet.com>
> >To: rlgreen <rlgreen@ibm.net>
> >Cc: type-3@umich.edu
> >Subject: Re: Timing
> >
> >Well,
> >  If you installed a distributor 180 (or 90 or 220) degrees out, and
> >then moved the wires around accordingly, (or, heck, broke off the
> >indexing tab and just turned the cap) it would seem that you'd run just
> >fine!  any reason why not?
> >Toby B
> 
> Reason I heard is that the #3 firing is slightly retarded [1]
> in it's order, in order to make up for the design shortcoming
> of the fact that the #3 does not get as much air.  If you turn
> it thus, I suppose the #1 gets this offset which might or might
> not lead to more efficient burning in #3, less in #1, and might
> or might not lead to a head overheating.
> 
> 1.      No jokes please.
> 
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Ack, NOW this thread is sounding important to me.  My timing notch for
my Bosch 009 dist. is at the 4 o'clock position. (when standing at
bumper).  This notch is at the 11 o'clock in all the manuals etc.
	Is my #3 plug not getting the retarded timing?  Is my #1 getting it
instead?  I think we all need a definative answer on this!  How does one
yank out a distributer anyways...

Peter Parker
'66 Square; Phillip
Portland, OR