Timing Question

You want your initial timing set at the maximum advance your combination will handle. This is how you find it:

Set it at 12° BTDC and run the engine up to operating temp.

Shut it off and let it sit for 5 minutes to let the temperature spike.

Fire it back up. If it starts freely, advance the timing 2° and shut it off.

Let the temp spike again.

Fire it up again. Did it start freely or did it pull the starter down like your battery is weak?

Keep adding 2° until it pulls the starter down when you try to start it hot.

Back it off 2° and lock it down. You are set. Write it down.

This is the best way to set initial timing in any setup.