Re: Super A: Questions

Posted by Kendall on October 01, 2004 at 13:14:00 from (207.191.127.82):

In Reply to: Super A: Questions posted by PaulG on October 01, 2004 at 06:13:53:

The question of timing pops up often so I typed this up a long time ago so all I have to do is cut'n'paste. This was for my Super A but will work for any engine with similar instructions.-----
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If yours is a distributor& coil ignition, heres how to set the timing:
Align the timing mark located on the flywheel with the mark on the housing
so that #1 is at TDC. The timing mark is a line with "D-C" & "1-4" on
either side. Its is very faint and may be hard to find if you flywheel is
dirty. Use a flashlight and wipe off the outer part of the flywheel. You
will be suprised at how tiny the mark is. Remove the spark plugs and have
a helper turn the engine with a crank. Feel for compression building up on
#1 plug hole and that will help you in locating timing mark. The indicator
is on the housing at the very bottom. You can see all this through the
hole on the bottom of the clutch housing. Once this is done, make sure the
distributor's rotor is pointing toward #1 plug wire. If it's not, remove
and reinstall the distributor so that it is. Now retard the timing by rotating the
distributor in the same direction that the cam rotates so that the points
are closed. Turn on ignition and with the hot/center wire of the coil near a ground, advance
the timing by rotating the distributor back the other way slowly until the
points just open and a spark occurs. (the distributor sparks when points
open) Lock the distributor down there. Since the engine is a TDC and the
point just opened and a spark occured, you now know your timing is exactly
at 0 degrees TDC. This is the correct setting for your engine and the rest
of the timing advance occurs in the distributor with the mechanical
advance.

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