Re: pinging surprise

[Jim Altemose <jaltemoose@xxxxxxxxx>]

"I tried to tune a crab one time ..."

I've never tuned a crab, but I can tuna fish.  (Barracuda maybe?)

- Jim
Jim Altemose, Long Island, NY
'63 Polara 500 (Max Wedge)
'63 Polara 500 (383)
'65 Belvedere I (Street Wedge)
'71 Bronco

On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 3:02 PM, Jacob Fox <imfast101@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Yea it only does it on acceleration! I hve a vacuum gauge but I've never
> messed with it really. I tried to tune a crab one time and got so damn
> frustrated lol I couldn't get it right, and never did. Mike said he'd
> rebuild it for me I just never took the time to get it off, and ship it, I
> stay busy. But anyways, ima check timing today when I get off. I'll report
> what it is, and I'll try to see if I can get it to quit pinging. Im usin 93
> gas, and it stopped pinging a bit but on hard acceleration it doesn't sound
> like it should. Like u said I'm sure it's a timing issue. I wish I could use
> that vacuum gauge right, the original motor etc runs so good now I'm sure
> with the proper tuning it's run like brand new except the thick oil lol
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Dec 15, 2011, at 1:41 PM, Richard Kinsley <leroar.kinsley058@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> That's the perfect indicator of too much timing!
>
> Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies
>
> On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 9:18 AM, Jacob Fox <imfast101@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Well it only ever pings when it's in gear and the motor has a "load" per
>> ce. It won't ping just sitting there, no matter how much u open the
>> throttle.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Dec 15, 2011, at 9:06 AM, "Gary H." <62to65mopar@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> > You can clean off that timing tab and paint it with something that helps
>> > show off the measurements there, like silver. Mark the timing indent on the
>> > harmonic balancer with some paint too to make it easier to see.
>> >
>> > Sometimes you can just rotate the distributor a tiny bit and time it by
>> > ear to eliminate ping.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Gary H.
>> >
>> >> -------Original Message-------
>> >>
>> >> I tried to time it before, but my lack of exp with that hinders me than
>> >> helps lol. At first I was adj it with advance still on it, then I had
>> >> to do
>> >> it over with it off. My timing tab is confusing too. It's very small
>> >> and
>> >> hard to see, the numbers I remember on it was just 0 and 10 I believe..
>> >
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