<VV> Timing adjustments

[Stephen Upham]

I'm sending this as I haven't received a reply yet and I would like  
to balance the carbs this afternoon (wife willing).


<snip of reply> The timing seems a little retarded, no? The book  
calls for 18 on the timing.

<snip of second reply> If it were my car I would keep advancing the  
timing by 2 degrees at a time, then go out and drive it. When it  
pings under load, back it off 2 degrees.


The car currently is set at 12-14 on the timing indicator gauge. Just  
so I'm doing this right. The timing mark has 0-16. At 0 it is at TDC.  
As the timing mark goes to the right when the distributor is  
adjusted, it is advancing the timing by the degree on the timing mark  
scale. If that is the case, I would have to be guessing on 18 degrees  
past TDC as it would be registering off the scale. I would also like  
to know if the fluctuation on the timing mark (it fluctuates about 2  
degrees during measurement) is normal, not a big concern, or  
something that indicates other issues that need to be addressed.

Stephen Upham