Posted by Hugh Mackay on May 19, 2008 at 19:13:08 from (216.208.58.148):
In Reply to: Timing on the 100 posted by rnicholas on May 19, 2008 at 18:14:22:
rnicholas: You don't need anything more accurate than TDC. I've been working on these since 1958, have never seen a timing mark yet. Oh, they are on there, I just never pay any attention to them. What good is the mark unless know whether it's compression or exhaust, and you got to take the plug out for that.
As far as timing advance goes, set your distributor on No.1 when No.1 piston is at TDC on compression. It will always start, and from there any C-113 or C-123 will talk to you for fine tuning. It may take a spell, but you'll get used to the sound of perfect timing advance. I quite regularly get called on to fine tune engines that were set with a light. The ear is faster than the eye.
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