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timing 180ish off help please

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Old 06-24-2011, 12:14 AM
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timing 180ish off help please

car is firing on exhaust stroke,can i get back to compression stroke by gett it at tdc on exhaust stroke,then pull dist. out spin crank full 360 untill timing mark lines up again(will it be on tdc compression stroke?),and drop dist in ,then gett timing tuned in.also whats the factory timing for a 91 305
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Re: timing 180ish off help please

Yes, that will get the distributor in position.
Old 06-24-2011, 12:23 AM
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Re: timing 180ish off help please

thank the lord should i line it up at 0 degrees to startout with?
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Re: timing 180ish off help please

Not sure what the timing spec is, I'd guess about 6 to 8 degrees.
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thanks brother
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