are all of your new wire connections tight from the ignition work?įound this from back in 2002, has a couple of other tips or methods on how to set ignition timing without a timing light.are all of your wires on the right plugs?.did you hook the vacuum tube to the right port on the carb?.are you actually running the vaccum advance? (I have found that most of my big blocks liked a bit more initial timing and no vacuum advance).are your points if you have them set correctly?.There are several factors to also consider. Now engine has the timing is set to as much advance as it will eat. Then back it up to the previous "no ping" spot and tighten the distributor down. Repeat this until it pings just slightly. If no pull over and advance it a bit more. In second at the low end dump into the throttle. (you may need to turn down the idle screw with your trusty flathead that you brought) This will usually cause the idle to increase. Turn the distributor the way the vacuum advance is pointing with the engine running. Take the car for a short drive to a spot you can do some acceleration runs and also pull over if needed. (or take your trusty 1/2" wrench with you.) Tighten the distributor to the point it can be moved by hand but tight enough that it wont move while driving. ![]() Since Most early American V-8 engines will only take so much timing advance before "pinging" and since they seem to run well just before that here is how to get to there without a timing light. The "hill-billy" method of setting timing
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