It only stays at 2 degress at idle. As soon as you increase the engine RPM,
the timing goes to about 10 degrees BTDC, so that shouldn't be the cause of
overheating in this case.
-g
At 8:45 PM -0700 7/25/00, David Riker wrote:
>When California was trying to reduce NOx emissions back in the 70's, the
>approved kit contained a vacuum cap to disable the distributor vacuum
>advance, idle timing of about 6 degrees ATDC, and a warning decal for the
>speedometer that read something like "Prolonged speeds above 50 MPH may
>result in engine overheating and severe engine damage". Also, the factory
>setting for a 78/79 1500 Midget engine is 2 degrees ATDC, and a common
>complaint is engine overheating. In these two examples, is the additional
>heat a result of more complete combustion although occurring at a time in
>the cycle when the heat is wasted? Or is it the unburned fuel burning in
>the exhaust system? Not that it matters, just curious of course.
>David Riker
>74 Midget
>63 Falcon
>70 Torino
>http://personalweb.sunset.net/~davidr
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