Depends if you have the double vacuum or single vacuum type distriutor. 5 -7 BTDC for single, 5 ATDC for double. John. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Timothy Lee Harrison" <tim@HARRISONLAND.CO.UK> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2001 23:15 Subject: Re: Seeking Advice for Sluggish Performance
> At 18:10 01/08/01 -0500, patrick paul clerkin wrote: > > >Fuel injection does not equal non-naturally aspirated engine. A normally > >aspirated engine is one that does not have a turbo or supercharger ... > >I think. I could be wrong though. I have been known to be many times in > >the past. > > You're right, I was a bit sloppy expressing myself. I was talking about a > carburettor engine.... However, > > > > >Maybe your timing. As you have noticed on the list, they put it BTDC and > > > >not ATDC 5 degrees. That makes it go far stronger. > > is this a good setting for a carb'ed engine? > > Thanks again, > Tim H. > |
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