Ditto Mike ?? Why the addition of a Tach meter either included or stand
alone is needed to map out both the vacuum and mechanical in Degrees and at
what RPM.
You are able to verify " initial " timing setting with the dial back
advance set to your desired degree and strobe flash at the DTC 0 deg mark.
Wayne
From: "Mike Holleman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: The Chevelle Mailing List <[email protected]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,"The Chevelle Mailing List"
<[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Timing Light
Date: Tue, 9 May 2006 07:49:19 -0400
That's one trick timing light! How does it know what the mechanical advance
is at idle? The way my dial up light works is you dial the desired timing,
you bring the engine RPM up past where your mech. advance is all in (on my
engine it is 2800) and you adjust the dist. until the mark on the balancer
aligns with TDC/ 0 degrees.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: Jim H. Thompson
To: The Chevelle Mailing List
Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 8:27 PM
Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Timing Light
I have a craftsman light that lets you set the advance with a knob on
the back (at idle you set the advance by adjusting the light instead of
revving the engine to 2500 rpm) plus has an inductive pick up. If you put
the pick up near the distributor and not the header, it will not get hot.
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Larry Shouse
Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2006 8:42 PM
To: Chevelle List
Subject: [Chevelle-list] Timing Light
I'm getting ready to replace my old timing light. I've seen some pretty
fancy ones on some TV shows with digital displays, etc.
What would you recommend?
Thanks,
Larry Shouse
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