<VV> Ignition timing question.

[Jim Houston]

The Model T Ford had a lever on the steering column to retard the spark 
for starting (this was way before vacumn advance)..  many a T owner got 
a broken arm from cranking the engine with the spark advanced! 

Jim Houston
Brandon, FL


J R Read_HML wrote:

> If you send the distributor off into advance land, the starter does 
> not have enough torque to turn the engine over.  I don't know why, but 
> I know it is true.  Hot engine start problems?  Back the distributor 
> off a couple degrees, starter turns faster and away you go.  I 
> actually leave the adjuster under the distributor just tight enough 
> that it cannot move by itself, but loose enough that I can nudge it 
> if/when I want.
>
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> Later, JR
>
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>> How can IGNITION timing make it harder to crank an engine. If 
>> IGNITION is
>> affecting cranking, then the fuel-air mixture is igniting, and the 
>> engine is
>> RUNNING. Am I missing something?
>>
>> Joe Potts
>> Miami, Florida USA
>> 1966 Corsa coupe 140hp 4-speed with A/C
>>
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>> Sure you can!  The Specs are 40 yrs. old,  using fuels that were very
>> different.....
>>
>> Just remember you're adjusting just the initial timing......if your 
>> battery
>> ever goes flat...it's much harder to crank it  vs   a lower setting.
>>
>> Matt Nall / Patiomatt / WCUH / Mr. DeckRug
>> 69 Monza Cpe., 66 Monza vert, 65 Crown v8 Cpe.
>> Somewhere between Reno, NV and Coos Bay, Or.
>>
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