burgundyben
Jedi Hopeful
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well now she's pretty much running ok, I'd like to spend some time getting the ignition spot on.
Before the engine rebuild the car ran as if timing and carbs were spot on, I took the distributor out by unbolting the plate from the block rather than slackening the clamp off, so when I came to refitting, provided I got the gear drive into the right groove I knew I would be close. I have acheived this and the cars runs.
I'd like to use a strobe light to check its spot on. (My XKE has a pointer and a notch in the crank pulley, two spots of white paint and the strobe and its dead easy).
The BN1 has no timing marks to spot the white paint on.
I propose to stick a dial guage down a plug hole, find tdc, place a paint mark on the front cover and a corresponding mark on the pulley, then measure the right number of degress of advance at idle (need to check this in the book, about 6 or 7 for 95 octane fuel?) around the pulley and place a second mark for the strobe light.
Any comments? Better ideas? Possible reasons why my idea is rubbish?
Cheers.
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Before the engine rebuild the car ran as if timing and carbs were spot on, I took the distributor out by unbolting the plate from the block rather than slackening the clamp off, so when I came to refitting, provided I got the gear drive into the right groove I knew I would be close. I have acheived this and the cars runs.
I'd like to use a strobe light to check its spot on. (My XKE has a pointer and a notch in the crank pulley, two spots of white paint and the strobe and its dead easy).
The BN1 has no timing marks to spot the white paint on.
I propose to stick a dial guage down a plug hole, find tdc, place a paint mark on the front cover and a corresponding mark on the pulley, then measure the right number of degress of advance at idle (need to check this in the book, about 6 or 7 for 95 octane fuel?) around the pulley and place a second mark for the strobe light.
Any comments? Better ideas? Possible reasons why my idea is rubbish?
Cheers.
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