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Old Jul 8, 2013 | 09:09 PM
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soo i went to go adjust the 87 corvettes timing today and i was maybe going to bump it up a few degrees but when i put the light on it it was already on 18 degrees BTCD..... so i tryed 12, 8 and the car had no power? is this normal? thanks mike
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Old Jul 8, 2013 | 09:27 PM
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Did you unhook the EST wire ? Tan/black stripe.
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Old Jul 8, 2013 | 09:30 PM
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yes i unhooked it
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Old Jul 8, 2013 | 09:41 PM
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Possible, your ballancer has spun the outer ring. Sometimes it happens.
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Old Jul 8, 2013 | 09:41 PM
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timing is set to 6 degrees btdc with the esc bypass wire disconnected. shut off, reconnect esc bypass, plug negative cable to clear code. If vehicle doesn't respond well the problem is somewhere else.
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Old Jul 8, 2013 | 09:43 PM
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Double check to see that you have your light connected to the #1 spark plug wire.
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Old Jul 8, 2013 | 09:54 PM
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yeaa i made sure i had it on the #1 wire, when id go to put it to 6 btcd the car would be gutless
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Old Jul 8, 2013 | 09:57 PM
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it should be gutless until the ecm takes back over
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yea i took it up the road after hooking the wire back up and clearing the code and at 12 degrees the car was lazy
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Go to a Discounter and buy a Piston Stop Tool (maybe 10 Bucks). Thread into the number one hole. At TDC, see where the mark is on the Balancer.
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