<VV> Wierd Timing Indication

[J R Read]

A spring has broken under the points plate?  Or it has rusted to the point 
that it won't move?  The plate itself is worn out (wobbles like a weeble) 
and needs to be replaced?

Just some ideas to start.  Not a comprehensive list.

Later, JR

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron" <ronh at owt.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2011 7:00 PM
Subject: <VV> Wierd Timing Indication


>A friends '64 pg convertible suddenly started running poorly a while ago
> with a significant loss of power.  I took a look at it today and am 
> totally
> perplexed with what I saw.  He's convinced that the problem is in the 
> timing
> so I checked that first.  With the pulley at the timing mark, the rotor 
> was
> right at the #1 plug wire which was also at the correct 5 o'clock 
> position.
> Then with the engine running, the timing mark was no where to be seen with 
> a
> timing light and turned out to be at the 3 or 4 o'clock position on the
> pulley.  When I turned the distributor to bring the mark up. it came up
> about half way and then jumped 180 degrees to the far side of the pulley 
> at
> about 9 o'clock!  How can it do that?  It would jump back and forth from a
> very small movement of the distributor.  When the distributor was rotated
> enough to have the mark in the right place the engine would die.  It has a
> solid pulley so it's not slipped but I sure have!  What's going on?
> RonH
>
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