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setting timing #654864 03/29/10 04:17 PM 03/29/10 04:17 PM
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 325 Greenville, WI B Big B OP enthusiast
Big B OP enthusiast B Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 325 Greenville, WI	Well my Jacobs ignition system finally died after 12 years. I just bought an MSD digital 6al-2. When setting the timming do you guys just rev the engine up until the muti-spark turns off? My old ignition I could turn the multi-spark off to set the timing.

Re: setting timing [Re: Big B] #654865 03/29/10 04:38 PM 03/29/10 04:38 PM
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 21,837 Kirkland, Washington Pacnorthcuda Too Many Posts
Pacnorthcuda Too Many Posts Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 21,837 Kirkland, Washington	I use an old sears timing light (not a dial back) that is not affected by the MSD. Don't know how or why it works but it does.

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