My poor Christine, please help
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Hi Everybody...
Got the Chilton and the carb and are in the process of replacing diz cap, rotor, condenser and points. Got the feeler gauge and the timing light and as soon as the hubby gets home we are gonna work on her.
Oh yeah, and we have to fix another leak in the radiator
Got the Chilton and the carb and are in the process of replacing diz cap, rotor, condenser and points. Got the feeler gauge and the timing light and as soon as the hubby gets home we are gonna work on her.
Oh yeah, and we have to fix another leak in the radiator
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The manual and instructions for the timing light say we have to set the RPM at 500 before we can set the timing. So we are looking for a tach now, the hubby was going to buy the biggest one he could find just to aggravate me, but I think I talked him outta that. Anyhow, we have tried it at 7 and 10 and the points at .018 but that was a no go. Dad said that .016 may be better than the .018 or 7 even. So I think that all we are waiting on is the tach so we can set the rpm correctly and try 6 BTDC which is what the manual says.
Its been three dang weeks and i am starting to lose my patience, i hope to god this works.
Its been three dang weeks and i am starting to lose my patience, i hope to god this works.
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Take your radiator to the radiator shop. They will fix any leak, paint it, and clean out the inside.
for $50
Take your radiator to the radiator shop. They will fix any leak, paint it, and clean out the inside.
for $50
Soaring was right on with the points at .017. You can also safely set the timing further to around 8 degrees BTDC without any problems. If you get any engine ping, back it back down to 7 or 6 then.
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The manual and instructions for the timing light say we have to set the RPM at 500 before we can set the timing. So we are looking for a tach now, the hubby was going to buy the biggest one he could find just to aggravate me, but I think I talked him outta that. Anyhow, we have tried it at 7 and 10 and the points at .018 but that was a no go. Dad said that .016 may be better than the .018 or 7 even. So I think that all we are waiting on is the tach so we can set the rpm correctly and try 6 BTDC which is what the manual says.
Its been three dang weeks and i am starting to lose my patience, i hope to god this works.
The manual and instructions for the timing light say we have to set the RPM at 500 before we can set the timing. So we are looking for a tach now, the hubby was going to buy the biggest one he could find just to aggravate me, but I think I talked him outta that. Anyhow, we have tried it at 7 and 10 and the points at .018 but that was a no go. Dad said that .016 may be better than the .018 or 7 even. So I think that all we are waiting on is the tach so we can set the rpm correctly and try 6 BTDC which is what the manual says.
Its been three dang weeks and i am starting to lose my patience, i hope to god this works.
Set it close to about 8, then take it out on the road and see if it pings. Tweak it from there. Be sure you plug the vacuum line with a screw or something while you are timing it. Timing also has to do with the quality of gas you have in it. Are you running 91-93 octane? If not, then you should.