Cam timing vs distributor timing - New info

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Re: Cam timing vs distributor timing [Re: 1_WILD_RT] #965304 04/05/11 11:04 AM 04/05/11 11:04 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 559 Scottsdale, AZ K kenz OP mopar
kenz OP mopar K Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 559 Scottsdale, AZ	Quote: Is that an MP distributor? Put a timing light on the car & watch the timing marks as someone puts the car into gear..... There should be no timing advance in at idle so when dropping the car into gear causes a slight reduction of idle RPM the timing shouldn't move... Often with the MP distributors the springs are so light at idle 10+ degrees are brought in.. When the car is dropped in gear the rpm's drop so timing falls out.. When the timing falls out the idle rpm's will drop further... When that happens naturally the timing falls out even further, probably back to true base timing but at that point the rpm's have fallen so much there's a good chance the engine is gonna die.. Got a chance to check this last night. Timing mark stays in place both in and out of gear. Idle decreases about 100 rpm when put into gear. Will try RapidRobert's suggestion next. Thanks again to all for the help. Ken

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Cam timing vs distributor timing - New info	kenz	04/03/11 10:18 PM
Re: Cam timing vs distributor timing	NITROUSN	04/03/11 10:44 PM
Re: Cam timing vs distributor timing	kenz	04/03/11 11:11 PM
Re: Cam timing vs distributor timing	RapidRobert	04/03/11 11:14 PM
Re: Cam timing vs distributor timing	RapidRobert	04/03/11 11:06 PM
Re: Cam timing vs distributor timing	kenz	04/04/11 01:41 AM
Re: Cam timing vs distributor timing	kenz	04/04/11 01:45 AM
Re: Cam timing vs distributor timing	RapidRobert	04/04/11 03:54 AM
Re: Cam timing vs distributor timing	1_WILD_RT	04/04/11 04:04 AM
Re: Cam timing vs distributor timing	kenz	04/04/11 03:55 PM
Re: Cam timing vs distributor timing	kenz	04/05/11 03:04 PM
Re: Cam timing vs distributor timing	kenz	04/10/11 08:25 PM
Re: Cam timing vs distributor timing	RapidRobert	04/10/11 11:07 PM
Re: Cam timing vs distributor timing	kenz	04/15/11 10:28 PM
Re: Cam timing vs distributor timing	RapidRobert	04/15/11 11:07 PM
Re: Cam timing vs distributor timing	kenz	04/15/11 11:39 PM
Re: Cam timing vs distributor timing	RapidRobert	04/15/11 11:55 PM
Re: Cam timing vs distributor timing	kenz	04/16/11 02:28 AM
Re: Cam timing vs distributor timing	Sport440	04/03/11 11:43 PM
Re: Cam timing vs distributor timing	kenz	04/04/11 01:06 AM
Re: Cam timing vs distributor timing	RapidRobert	04/04/11 01:15 AM
Re: Cam timing vs distributor timing	buildanother	04/04/11 01:23 AM
Re: Cam timing vs distributor timing	kenz	04/04/11 07:53 PM

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