Timing

[mac123yre]

Have set the timing to 4 degrees as per the bible and the engine ticks over good and sounds great however when I drive it no pick up, could this be a the advance mechanism not working ?

[B-Reight]

4 deg BTDC sounds very conservative. I'm running 8-9 BTDC at idle and around 29-30 all in.

[B-Reight]

Oh and make sure you disconect your vac advance when setting the timing.

Get a glamourous assistant to increase the revs whilst you check the timing with you strobe, as revs increase you'll see the timing change if your mech advance is working.

Edited by B-Reight on Thursday 2nd July 00:04

[adam quantrill]

... and then get glamorous to suck on the pipe while you watch it advance even further...

[grahamw48]

I think it should be 8 BTDC as a starting point, and wind it back a couple if she pinks in hot weather.