Hi John:
I really think that's vacuum retard - not advance - on your distributor.
Regardless, you should disconnect the vacuum line and plug it before dynamic
timing with your strobe.
Martin Libhart
1972 TR6
1970 Spitfire
John Duhart wrote:
> Hey All,
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> I just wanted to thank everyone who has responded to this question. I think
>I now understand the timing question, and what static timing is. I static
>timed it to 12 degrees BTDC last night, just like the Bently say to do. I
>didn't get a chance to run it yet. I have a timing light so i can time the
>thing when it is running
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> Also, as most of you can guess, Having only 15 miles on it since the rebuild
>I have yet to do thing one with the carbs. They didn't even have enough oil
>in the dashpots! I fixed that last night too.
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> I put the question out there so i could see if I was missing anything.
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> Oh ya, I haven't replaced the condensor yet! Why you ask? I don't know I
>have three new ones sitting in a box. I'll do that when I get home today.
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> I report on Tuesday the results.
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> One last time, this is a 74 TR6. The Dist only has a vacuum advance, no
>retard. Should this be connected when I do the timing with the engine running.
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> Later,
> JHD IV
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