HEI distributor
07-30-2007, 03:20 PM
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HEI distributor
ok so i recently bought a 5.0 that was efi. I changed everything over to carb and bought an hei distributor,but i have a question. How do i know how to set the timing,because there are no reference points and im not sure where the #1 plug wire goes either. anyone who has any clue how to do this please help!!
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07-30-2007, 03:56 PM
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RE: HEI distributor
Plug #1 should be straight back pointing to the intake.
When you stab it, have the balancer timing mark pointing at 10 BTDC
with cylinder #1 on its compression stroke and rotor pointing to #1 point
This will set timing 10 BTDC or close to it and give you somewhere to start.
When you stab it, have the balancer timing mark pointing at 10 BTDC
with cylinder #1 on its compression stroke and rotor pointing to #1 point
This will set timing 10 BTDC or close to it and give you somewhere to start.
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