New Motor In and Running!!

I was just about to PM you, Rob, to que you in. Lol, I was at the Vons shopping center last night @ 10 pm tuning on the car with a timing light. I had a group of teenage kids gathering around the car watching me. It was kinda funny. All of that just so I don't p#$% off the older gentleman across the street.

Anyways, right now, the timing mark at idle sits at 3 degrees above 0 or TDC, presuming the dampner is not spun, which it shouldn't, as I set the #1 cylinder to TDC with that timing mark. I know before, on the previous combination, I was running 5-8 degrees after TDC, so maybe I need that much again. I tried setting to 5 after TDC, but the idle came way up and it dieseled upon shutdown. Maybe the carb is fooling me and the idle speed is set too high and maybe it actually needs atleast 5 degrees after TDC at idle. What do you think?

How about anyone else?

J,

IMHO, 5-8 isn't enough. Put 10-12 on it and maybe even more. More lead, to a point = better vacuum signal. Additionally, you can close down carb primaries and clean up your idle settings.

Down side to put a bunch of lead on the crank, you may have to limit distributor advance by jb welding up the wieght slots in your distributor.

I ALWAYS like to put as much lead on the crank as possible without, pinging, run-on dieseling or starter kickback.

Screw the old man... tune it in the driveway before 10pm... stupid old pruney bastard. :thebirdm: