First Start goes wrong with a FIRE (Video)
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jan 2006
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From: Boca Raton Florida
Turkey baster sounds MUCH safer. I'll do that for sure. The air horn vent, thats the hole on the top front of the carb that sticks up like a short pipe?
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Static time the car. Another new term. I'll Wikipedia that. What I did was put marks on the distributor when I pulled it from the old motor so that when I switched it over it would be in the general area of where it needed to be so that I could adjust it with the timing advance light I just got.
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Static time the car. Another new term. I'll Wikipedia that. What I did was put marks on the distributor when I pulled it from the old motor so that when I switched it over it would be in the general area of where it needed to be so that I could adjust it with the timing advance light I just got.
Race Director
Joined: Dec 1999
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From: Sierra Foothills CA
Static timing just means setting the timing without the engine running. The way I do it is to turn the crank so the timing mark on the ballancer lines up on about 10* or so. Then set the distruibutor so that the rotor is pointed exactly at the #1 plug wire contact on the cap. Fine adjust with the timing light once you have it all together.
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From: Johnson City Tennessee
GoFaster....look at this thread and read post #12 by Noonie,that post and that explanation save me from pulling what little hair i have left ,out by the roots.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...ghlight=timing
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...ghlight=timing
I like this so much I've been working on doing my next video on it. However, when I get to the point where I'm supposed to turn the motor & put the mark on 10, there is no 10. I have a line for 34/33 & blank till the next mark at 0.
Am I missing something here or am I just supposed to guess where 10 is. This is a circle track motor & the little differences have really been messing me up.
