Jack,
"Static Timing" refers to ignition timing adjusted in stasis
(i.e. motionless engine). This process requires that the engine
crankshaft be rotated to a specific location (such as 4 degrees be-
fore top dead center on the compression stroke) and the distributor
rotated until the exact location that the contact (ignition) points
begin to open. The verification of the aforementioned location is
achieved when a 12 volt test light, circuted between the positive
(wired) side of the "points" and a suitable ground, begins to glow.
This occurs as the current from the energized (oh yeah, I forgot
to say the ingnition should be switched on) ignition flows through
the lamp as the grounding contact of the points is interupted
(opened).
Upon discovery of this idealized location for his wayward dis-
tributor, our intrepid mechanic secures it thusly. Secure in the
knowledge that he has set things right (literally and figuratively)
he rides his trusty motor car off into the sunset in search of big-
ger and better deeds to perform in his personal pursuit of world
peace, harmony, and optimum ignition timing...
JOE IV
TR 250
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