Re: [T3] Running high

[K Nolte <knolte@CLEMSON.EDU>]

<x-flowed>Jim Adney wrote:

> On 19 Apr 2004 at 12:02, K Nolte wrote:
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> > Also, after I had done that, I tried statically timing it. Got it timed 
> > perfect, light goes off everything is lined up. Tried cranking it. No 
> > dice. It would spin and spin, but never catch. On a whim once more, I 
> > rotated the Distributor a good 60-70 degree CCW, back to where it 
> > originally was. Engine starts right up, but runs really rough. Any clues?
> >    
>
> My GUESS is that you did the static timing wrong. Turning the engine in the 
> normal direction, you should set the timing so that the light goes ON as the 
> timing mark goes by. My guess is that you set it to when the light went OFF. 
> The difference should be ~50 deg, so either your estimate of the angle, or your 
> dwell, is off a bit.
>
> It's nice to have a dwell meter to set this. It's a lot more reliable than by 
> eye or feeler gauge.
>
>  
Err, sorry about the miscommunication. By 'light goes off' I mean that 
it turned on; sorry bout that. I have been following Muir's book rather 
closely, as it makes a good deal more sense than the Service Manual. 
I'll try doing points by dwell and see what happens.

-K
'71 AT Square

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