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    Offline cowboy

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    Timing 340 Cui..???
    « on: July 29, 2007 - 02:58:31 PM »
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    Just got the engine back into the car, and started it up..   :working:

    But,,,  What am I gonna set the ignition timing - And with or without vacuum..???
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    Re: Timing 340 Cui..???
    « Reply #1 on: July 29, 2007 - 03:43:56 PM »
    I've only been trying to respond to this for the last 20 minutes. Love the time-out errors.  :stomp:

    Sorry to rant,

      To answer your question, take your vacuum advance line off the distributor, and plug it so air doesn't get sucked into your carb. At that point, a good initial advance would be in the 12-14* BTDC range. To get your total advance, plug the vacuum advance line back up to the distributor, and increase the idle to the 2500-3000RPM range(might require ear plugs). If you have a timing light with a knob that will allow you to adjust the timing, you can figure out what the total advance is... somewhere around 36* is a good start. You may have to tinker to get to the best point for your engine.


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    Re: Timing 340 Cui..???
    « Reply #2 on: July 29, 2007 - 05:16:17 PM »
    Quote from: MEK-Dangerfield on July 29, 2007 - 03:43:56 PM
    I've only been trying to SEE the respond to this for the last 40 minutes. Love the time-out errors.  :stomp:

    OK, - I'm gonna go for the 36* max. performance - - Not the smooth idle... :burnout:  ???  :clueless:


    You may have to tinker ...???   :clueless:  Translate please..No thata goda habla english....  :bricks1:
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    Re: Timing 340 Cui..???
    « Reply #3 on: July 29, 2007 - 05:56:28 PM »
    Quote from: cowboy on July 29, 2007 - 05:16:17 PM
    OK, - I'm gonna go for the 36* max. performance - - Not the smooth idle... :burnout:  ???  :clueless:


    You may have to tinker ...???   :clueless:  Translate please..No thata goda habla english....  :bricks1:

    Sorry about that. What I mean by tinker is this... at idle you will notice a sweet spot when you turn your distributor to a certain setting. A spot where the idle seems highest. That might be the right spot, but in my case, I needed to retard it a few degrees because it "pinged" when I drove it.

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    Re: Timing 340 Cui..???
    « Reply #4 on: July 29, 2007 - 06:45:36 PM »
    Best performance IMO , no vacuum to distributor and 34 degrees on the 340..
    Like Mike said, just make sure you don't have a pinging problem...
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    Re: Timing 340 Cui..???
    « Reply #5 on: July 30, 2007 - 07:21:05 AM »
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    I dont have a adjustible timing ligth, - at idle it go the smoothest at 18 - 20 btdc..???  I ended up at abouth 12-14, and can live with the rough idle....
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    Re: Timing 340 Cui..???
    « Reply #6 on: July 30, 2007 - 10:15:59 PM »
    cowboy , I would either buy or borrow a adjustable timing light that way you can set it up right and tune it for what the engine wants... 34 degrees would be 2 3/8" from TDC.........
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