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Harbor Freight float battery charger. $9.99! Can't beat it with a stick! Been using it for years on my cars. I have a Battery Tender Jr. and Schumacher I use on my motorcycles, also.

I guess we got lucky, Pawned!!

At that price, I'm not surprised! I should have bought 10!!

I ordered it on Tuesday the 23rd and received it on Friday the 26th.

I just got mine on Amazon for $15. See??

It's a brand new unit, so the reluctor should not be an issue. Yes, I saw the clip/wire. Hopefully I have a long enough attachment for my snap ring pliers!!

Thank you, thank you!

Need to adjust the mechanical advance on my new MP dizzy. Does the reluctor simply pry off from the shaft above the roll pin??? After that, does the c-clip from inside the shaft need to be removed to get the top plate off?? Thanks!!

Got it, guys. Much appreciated!!

So, after replacing my dizzy with a MP unit that I can adjust, here's where I am. I hooked up a vacuum guage and from 12 degrees initial, gave it more timing. Naturally, as the rpm increased, so did the vacuum. So there I was at 22 degrees intial and an idle of 1250rpm at 12" of vacuum...

I checked the balancer for accuracy using a piston stop and the markings are dead on. It hasn't shifted.

So, after replacing my dizzy with a MP unit that I can adjust, here's where I am. I hooked up a vacuum guage and from 12 degrees initial, gave it more timing. Naturally, as the rpm increased, so did the vacuum. So there I am at 22 degrees intial and an idle of 1250rpm at 12" of vacuum...

Got it!! Thank you!!

Ok, let me simplify my question. After loosening the Torx screws, how do I rotate the slotted plate to actually make the adjustment? I not concerned with springs at the moment to adjust when it comes in. Just the amount of advance given. The bit trick is great, by the way!!

Thanks to all who responded to my earlier thread on timing. I picked up a new MP dizzy and I need to adjust the mechanical advance to limit the total degrees. I see the 2 Torx head screws through the top plate, but my question is, how exactly do I make the adjustment?? How is that lower plate...

Thank you Cracked!! You've provided great information!! I'd like to thank eveyone else for their input as well.!! Much appreciated. I spoke with some of my mechanic friends and they were of no assistance what so ever. I knew it wasn't running right and they think 18 or 20 degrees initial is...

Good point checking the lights. I used 2 different dial back types and both gave me the same readings. I do have an older one also that I will check against. I think my first order of businees is checking for actual TDC. Then I'll pick up an adjustable MP distributor and go from there. I did...

Thank you for the great info. So if I'm understanding you correctly, with the current distributor, leave the initial timing where it is (14 degrees) until I get an adjustable distributor where I can dial back the mechanical advance. Once I have that in place, I can then move my inital up to...

I have an MSD box, but the stock distributor. I plan on checking TDC on the balancer against actual TDC in the hole of #1. Balancer could be way off if the cam wasn't installed straight up. It seems as if the car wants more initial, as the idle smooths out nicely and the vacuum increases, also...

Idle speed is 950, converter is a Hughs 2500 stall, rear gears are 4:10. At idle I had around 5" of vacuum. When I hooked up a the guage and gave it more timing, the engine RPM increased, smoothed out and the vacuum went up to around 11". It sounded so good, I left it there for the moment and...

Trying to get the timing sorted on my 440. Feels a bit sluggish out of the gate. Problem is, I don't know the specs on the cam, since the motor was in when I purchased the car. It doesn't sound stock, but it's not radical either. It has a stock distributor, Edelbrock Torker 2 intake, iron heads...