Date:         Thu, 8 Oct 1998 11:51:34 -0400
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From:         DSTEVENS <DSTEVENS@LAUBACH.ORG>
Subject:      Subject: Re: Emissions Testing, passed! (third time's a charm)
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 One method is to install a manual type choke cable to turn the dist.
body manually (pull out to start push in once warm. ) with a little
fiangling you can get the in-out throw pretty close. (set stops ) works
best with front engine but us diesel vans adjust our timing this way.
 Also works on older American cars with stretched timing chains.
 Hope this info helped
 Thought is our most powerful weapon!
 DAN STEVENS
 76 BAJA 2.0
 82 DIESEL WESTY TD
 73 THING 2.0 F.I /1.6 TD

Subject: Re: Emissions Testing, passed! (third time's a charm)

---Michael Harrnacker <harrnack@IN-TCH.COM> wrote:
>
> >3> Set the timing properly. I had it slightly advanced to improve
> >   performance
>
> How far do people recommend advancing the timing for additional power?
>
A lot!  Actually, it varies quite a bit.  Our old distributors get
loose, advance mechanism gets weak, so the amount of advance will
vary.  I can't advance mine any more 'cause it will get hard to start.
 Sure does make a difference in the top end!  So, use the old trial
and error method.  Advance it until it knocks or is hard to start,
then back off.  Take it out and check performance.  Works for me.

TBill
83.5 Westy

Daniel Stevens
Operations Specialist