i checked my timing the other day and thought it was ok, my bro in law (mechanic) came today and he checked, it was 27 degrees out, ow its been set to 15 degrees and it seems slower at top end of the rev range, it seems to pull more low down, also checked my base idle which i also done wrong, its now set correct, the stalling from pull off is still there though

 

checked all plugs and they are all burning correctly, no sooting and gaps were spot on, checked all connectors and they are ok

 

should i set it back to 27 degrees out as i dont like the way it drives now, also i set the idle after i changed the timing

 

the bolts on the cas aint in the middle anymore, they are more to the left of the holes, is this right

 

have i done everything ok, do i need to reset ecu now to get it to recognise that the timing has been altered???

 

cheers in advance

 

Allan

cmon

27 degree out :eek: are you sure it aint jumped a tooth on the belt allan

Sorted by good old fashioned tefelome :) As I've said many many times before, if using an inductive pickup type strobe gun you MUST ensure the clamp stays open, or the gun will magically add 10 degress advance :confused: Allan didn't know about this lol so his timing was actually set at 17degrees :)

cheers andy, your a star, will set it back and reset the idle again lol

Sorted by good old fashioned tefelome :) As I've said many many times before, if using an inductive pickup type strobe gun you MUST ensure the clamp stays open, or the gun will magically add 10 degress advance :confused: Allan didn't know about this lol so his timing was actually set at 17degrees :)

ide better go and re-check mine as i use inductive :( cheerz mate

Inductive? My timing gun connects to a wire going to a spark plug and the other goes to the battery terminal. Which one do I have?

 

Ivan

Inductive? My timing gun connects to a wire going to a spark plug and the other goes to the battery terminal. Which one do I have?

 

Ivan

 

the more reliable one lol :rofl:

Inductive? My timing gun connects to a wire going to a spark plug and the other goes to the battery terminal. Which one do I have?

 

Ivan

inductive here

inductive here

as long as car is up to temp, and the connector is on cyl 1 iv never had a problem with that type.

 

allan no wonder your car felt strange 12- retarded :smash: :)

right, timing sorted, idle vale adjusted accordingly, all seems to be running fine, will let you know if it goes back to normal (runnin gcrap) after a hundred miles or so lol

 

on a good note, i checked the plugs again and they are burning well, with a nice brown color around the ends of the plug so looks like no spark problem or cylinder probs