My bad I thought the BB was TDC. When I time my engine to the BB it does
not run as smoothly as when I time to be 1" or so past it (10 deg) same as
Dennis had mentioned.
Thanks,
Luke
On Thursday, July 4, 2013, Nate wrote:
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>
>
>
> Hi Luke ;
>
> Never , EVER time these engines to TDC ! doing so will cause them to run
> hot and cause rapid top cylinder wear .
>
> _ALWAYS_ use ONLY the BB & pointer , set at 600 RPM or less and check ,
> there should be no vacuum signal at this engine speed .
>
> You're correct , the improvement in power and smoothness is marked when
> timed to ball & pointer .
>
> I hope this helped .
>
> -Nate
> Luke wrote :
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I just finished using a dynamic timing light on my 235. I've seen before
> > that I should time it to 0 degrees tdc but when I was doing my timing it
> > ran smoother and had a faster idle at 10deg (with vacuum disconnected).
> > What should our engines be timed to? Does 10 deg perform better at higher
> > speeds than 0 deg also? Or only at idle? Last does the timing wire
> connect
> > to the first cylinders plug wire?
> >
> > Thank you,
> > Luke
> >
> >
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> >
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