<VV>140 pinging update and results

[Padgett]

>However, I checked the timing at idle once she was warmed  up. It showed 8 
>degrees at idle. As I throttled it up it mechanically advanced up to a max 
>of about the mid 20's.

Well, that tells you where #1 is. Mine looked fine after I installed the 
Pertronix but they replaced the reluctor when I found that #2 was several 
degrees off. One way to check for eccentricity is to put the timing light 
on the coil wire. You should see three sets of marks spaced evenly around 
the wheel with each pair overlapping. If two at the same rotation are 
spaced apart then there is some sort of wobble going on, perhaps a worn 
distributer.

This is something I would check when everything seems right but is acting 
oddly.

Padgett
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