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Knock retard, more than advance??

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Old Nov 3, 2001 | 12:19 PM
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Knock retard, more than advance??

After using Craig's software I noticed that the computer was taking out about 20 to 30 degrees with a spike up to 100 degrees. Any ideas why this would happen? Is it possible to have a false knock that would mess with things that badly?


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Old Nov 3, 2001 | 03:30 PM
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Sounds like the amount displayed is out. No way 100* of spark retard could be occuring (or even 20 - 30*) unless your spark advance was super high.

Might even be off by a factor of 10. 2-3* with spikes of 10* seems more reasonable.
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Old Nov 4, 2001 | 08:44 PM
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Is there any way of checking this? It doen't happen all the time, just whenever it feels like it. I haven't found a pattern yet, so thats why I think it may be a false knock.
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Old Nov 5, 2001 | 07:48 AM
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I´m having lot of knocks too and i think that most of them are false. Should i replace knock sensor or what?
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