Would you then move the timing light to the other five spark plugs to make sure they were all firing? Great tip.
On Jul 6, 2013, at 11:39 AM, "Bill Hanlon" <bill_han...@comcast.net> wrote: > Do you have a timing light? If so, hook it up and point it at the > windshield. Turn on the key and hit the starter. If the light flashes the > plugs (at least the one that you hooked the timing light to) are getting > fire. > > From: old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com > [mailto:old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of dazysnow > Sent: Saturday, July 06, 2013 11:41 AM > To: old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [old-chevy-truck] Re: Re : 216/235 & 261 Ignition Timing > > The engine has to start before you can fine tune unfortunately. Ole Red has > never started after a year. I need a way to sit at the wheel and know if the > plugs are getting fire. I have no assistant and no one in this area will > work on anything this old. I guess the economy must be better than I think. > Ole Red has a 52 235 engine. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Ole Chevy and GMC trucks rule! To unsubscribe, send an email (with no subject, no body, just the email), to: old-chevy-truck-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.comYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: old-chevy-truck-dig...@yahoogroups.com old-chevy-truck-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: old-chevy-truck-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/