[TR] vacuum advance thumbscrew

G.D. Huggins guy at genfiniti.com
Sat Jul 7 15:19:44 MDT 2012


I've heard the same.. and have read it as well.
What you are describing sounds like static ignition timing 101 right from the
manual..

On Jul 7, 2012, at 3:47 PM, Gary Nafziger wrote:

> I've read some place that a complete 360 turn on the distributor vacuum
> advance thumbscrew (tr-3 motor) equals 8 degrees of either advance or
retard,
> whichever is needed.  If I've set up everything TDC compression stroke,
> pointer on hole in pulley.................(thumbscrew set in middle of its
> range................then I simply turn thumbscrew half a turn advance
> direction and I'm all set for start-up?
>
> Just checking to be sure.  Getting
> ready for initial start up here.
>
> gary n.
>
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