Yep, rumor is most don't like to run that slow. I still have my idle
set at about 650-700, but it lopes a bit. (1/4 race cam, so that is to
be expected.) I borrowed a timing light and did dynamically...
On Mon, 25 Oct 1999 10:13:17 -0700, Tony Woodruff wrote:
>The Haynes manual says that for my 1967 B the timing should be set to 14
>degrees advanced at 600 RPM with the vacuum advance disconnected.
>
>Does anybody else have a problem getting their car to even keep running at
>that low an idle speed? I need my B to idle at least 1000 RPM to get any sort
>of smooth running out of the engine, and really 1500 is better.
>
>Can somebody please give me a guideline on the proper advance for timing at a
>higher RPM ¯ or does the idle speed even matter?
>
>Thanks, as always I appreciate the time the experienced listers take to
>educate the rest of us.
>
>Tony Woodruff
>dryfly@geocities.com
>
>67 MGB Roadster
>67 MGB-GT-parts car (parts available!)
>
>
Andrew Lundgren
Lundgren@iname.com
http://www.itwest.net/~lundgren
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