tonight's question - timing

[JPSmit]

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?

 

[NutmegCT]

Timing is everything!

 

[drooartz]

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.