Date:         Sat, 27 Nov 1999 17:47:46 -0500
Reply-To:     Woody Halsey <WoodyHalsey@COMPUSERVE.COM>
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From:         Woody Halsey <WoodyHalsey@COMPUSERVE.COM>
Subject:      timing tyro
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Dear Friends,

Well, my first attempt at timing has been, so far, a complete bust. Any
hand holding or concrete suggestions would be most appreciated.

Thanks to several of you, I figured out how to set up the light and loosen
the distributor and plug the idle stabilizer plugs into each other. I can

get the engine to idle without stalling (it sounds "normal," but I do not

know the RPM) and I can can make it run faster (maybe smoother?) by
rotating the the distributor. BUT both the rounded mark and the triangular
mark on the pulleys appear under the strobe to be well to the left of the

seam on the block ... maybe 15-20 degrees. If I rotate the distributor
clockwise, the marks appear to move back toward where they should be, but

before they get to the line, the engine stalls.

Is it worth pursuing this operation, if do not have any way of measuring
RPM accurately and if I do not have the measuring devices called for by the
Bentley to check the throttle and the idle stabilizer control unit?

Is there a step-by-step description of the basic process anywhere. My
search of the archives yesterday turned up nothing, and the Bentley is
confusing.

Related question: Where is the "ECU temp sensor?" I know where the "temp 2
sensor" is; are they one and the same?