Yes, but not a guarantee that the plug is firing properly or at the right time, just that electricity is getting at least part way through the plug wire.
-----Original Message----- From: old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com [mailto:old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jonas Thaler Sent: Saturday, July 06, 2013 1:51 PM To: old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [old-chevy-truck] Re: Re : 216/235 & 261 Ignition Timing Would you then move the timing light to the other five spark plugs to make sure they were all firing? Great tip. On Jul 6, 2013, at 11:39 AM, "Bill Hanlon" <bill_han...@comcast.net> wrote: > Do you have a timing light? If so, hook it up and point it at the > windshield. Turn on the key and hit the starter. If the light flashes > the plugs (at least the one that you hooked the timing light to) are > getting fire. > > From: old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com > [mailto:old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of dazysnow > Sent: Saturday, July 06, 2013 11:41 AM > To: old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [old-chevy-truck] Re: Re : 216/235 & 261 Ignition Timing > > The engine has to start before you can fine tune unfortunately. Ole > Red has never started after a year. I need a way to sit at the wheel > and know if the plugs are getting fire. I have no assistant and no one > in this area will work on anything this old. I guess the economy must be better than I think. > Ole Red has a 52 235 engine. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Ole Chevy and GMC trucks rule! To unsubscribe, send an email (with no subject, no body, just the email), to: old-chevy-truck-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.comYahoo! Groups Links ------------------------------------ Ole Chevy and GMC trucks rule! To unsubscribe, send an email (with no subject, no body, just the email), to: old-chevy-truck-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.comYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: old-chevy-truck-dig...@yahoogroups.com old-chevy-truck-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: old-chevy-truck-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
