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Maybe these are available in the Factory Service Manuals but for the 1956 Dodge D500s, they are not.
I just acquired a vintage SEARS chrome metal powered-inductive timing light today from a friend who no longer has any non-computer-controlled vehicles
and, therefore, no longer needs the timing light.
I fired up my 56 Dodge D500 and checked the timing (after warming the engine until it was off the choke and idling at about 600 RPM).
I had it set at about 6 deg BDTC. I checked the factory specs in my binder and found that it should be 2 deg BTDC - but I remember liking 6 deg better.
While I had the Sun Electric and Factory Service Bulletin sheets out, I thought that I would scan them and start a repository of tuning specs for others to access.
I will start with the 56 D500 tuning specs today and I will add to this thread in the coming days. Please feel free to post up tuning spec sheets that you might have
for future reference.
Posted 2024-02-15 4:24 PM (#633769 - in reply to #633531) Subject: RE: 57 Dodge D500 and D501 tuning specs
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56D500boy - 2024-01-27 10:55 AM
I was surprised to find this on eBay last night (there were more that one available (different sellers). I bought one (with the cheapest total cost)
Just picked up the one that I bought and scanned it. Hopefully better than the image I stole from eBay.