The timing tab may be at the bottom, it should be there somewhere as it
is not easily removable. Hve seen stranger things though.
Chad Cooper
Mike Torrusio wrote:
>Well, at 6 AM I couldn't take it anymore and e-mail suggestions in hand
>went to the car and checked the points.
> They looked pretty closed - in fact I couldn't get a .15 gauge
>through. So, I set the points to .15, and did nothing else (except
>grease the cam which probably hadn't seen grease in 30 years, and put a
>few drops of oil under the rotor.
>
> Started it up and boom it idled at 1500 rpm - about 500 more than it
>was.
>
> Took it on the road and I am still in shock. The engine has more pep,
>I can get the revs up over 4500 and, in the cool of the morning, the
>temp gauge only went to the hot side of N.
>
> I can't believe that changing the gap that small amount made such a
>difference.
>
> Coming home, in the heat of the day, the temp gauge went up to within
>one, maybe one and a half needle widths of the H. Much better, but
>still too hot.
>
> Where do you suggest I go from here?
>
> Oh, one other small thing. I looked at the front pulley on the engine
>and found the line for timing, but I just can't find the little timing
>adjustment tang that is supposed to be down there somewhere.
>
> Any suggestions as to where to look, or is it possible that someone
>took it off?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Mike T. 1971 MGB
>
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