Adjusting Timing. Tips/Tricks/Suggestions?

[Anonymous]

Basic Timing Tips.

I finally got my engine put back together and running. It was great to hear it start, even though it backfired a little. I adjusted the valves a bit, and now its sounding even better.

Now I just need help on the timing. I have an inductive timing light.

I have a general idea on what to do to check/adjust my timing, but if anyone has any tips or better ways to do it, let me know.

 

[jamyers]

Take some silver or white paint, and paint the notch in the balancer/pulley, so it'll show up nice and bright.

Don't loosen the distributor any more than you need to, or it'll move around on its own after you set it.

I think I have my initial timing set at 12 degrees, on a 170 with the goofy loadmaster dizzy and spark control valve carb. I could probably get away with more initial, yymv.

After you set the timing, go back and reset your carb idle mix.