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Old 01-05-2015, 11:01 AM
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so you got compression, spark, fuel. so you need timing, did you check for spark at least a few of the cylinders? you mess with the dist?
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it was the distributor had to turn it one tooth and it crank rite up
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now that its running you will have to have the cam retard set
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It'* constantly variable
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With a steady fixed idle of 1000RPM, your reading shouldn't fluctuate more than 0.5+/-
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It'* constantly variable
it is but, you have to set the base timing to zero like any other, just cant see it without the proper scanner like on previous engines.
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