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tonight's question - timing

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JPSmit

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As mentioned elsewhere Ms Triss is finally much much less grumpy than she was. I do however believe she has timing issues. I haven't hooked up the timing gun yet but thought I would ask in order to be prepared.

1500 engine.
no vacuum hooked up
MGB HS4 SU carb

any thoughts about where the timing should be?
 
Timing is everything!

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Haynes says 10* at idle ish 650-800 RPM.

For the 1275 and the B-series in the MGB I do 32* at 3500 RPM or so, when all the advance is in from the distributor. Don't know if that also applies to the 1500.
 
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