ignition timing 57

["Robert Dervin" <rjdervin@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Make sure that your timing light is hooked up to #1 cylinder. It is the 
front left cylinder.


>From: "Remco van Lent" <remco.nancy@xxxxxxxxxx>
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>Subject: IML: ignition timing 57
>Date: Mon, 27 May 2002 21:32:39 +0200
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>Hi all
>up till today I was thinking that I understood atleast a bit of cars
>I chanced the distrubitor on my 57 nice thing to do if you feel board lots
>of space to work
>old one had no mecanical or facum advance any more
>within one hour I had the holddown plate out
>then I put new distrubitor in new plugs  new wires new rotor and cap and a
>new coil
>I put the new cables on exacle the same as the old one's came off
>preset the distubitor and started
>Car runs good
>to be sure timing light
>NO timing mark in sight
>adjusting the distrubitor when the engine almost stalls I could she the 
>last
>timing mark
>when I adjust till is hears right no marks in sight
>What am I dooing wrong ???
>I think best option is not to use timing light any more and don't bother
>about is
>When car runs fine its fine
>but like to know what I did wrong
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>Thanks Remco
>
>ps hope its writing clear enough Am from the netherland and have sometimes
>problems with tecnical words
>Thakns again
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