Can you mess up your timing by adjusting only the advance on the distributor?
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From: Enschede, Netherlands
Car: 82 TA 87 IZ L98 88 IZ LB9 88 IZ L98
Engine: 5.7TBI 5,7TPI 5.0TPI, 5,7TPI
Transmission: T5, 700R4, T5, 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.08, 3.27, 3.45, 3.27
Re: Can you mess up your timing by adjusting only the advance on the distributor?
What do you mean? Did you recurve the distributor or set the timing different? Year car? engine? carb?
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From: Aloha, Oregon
Car: 1991 Christine Z28
Engine: RV Cam and Intake 350 SBC
Transmission: 5speed
Axle/Gears: 3.08 ls Posi
Re: Can you mess up your timing by adjusting only the advance on the distributor?
How far did you rotate the distributor?
Re: Can you mess up your timing by adjusting only the advance on the distributor?
it was idling high so Turned it about half an inche to the left. Ran smooth and mad is alittle more quite and didnt want to take off on you.
but now im having lots of other issues.
its a 92 Rs 305 TBI
but now im having lots of other issues.
its a 92 Rs 305 TBI
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From: Aloha, Oregon
Car: 1991 Christine Z28
Engine: RV Cam and Intake 350 SBC
Transmission: 5speed
Axle/Gears: 3.08 ls Posi
Re: Can you mess up your timing by adjusting only the advance on the distributor?
Lol, you want a 5.0 to be smooth and quiet. If it's 20 years old it isn't going to be smooth, and a v8 muscle car certainly will NEVER be quiet. Turn your timing back to the right about half an inch, if not a full inch.
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From: Enschede, Netherlands
Car: 82 TA 87 IZ L98 88 IZ LB9 88 IZ L98
Engine: 5.7TBI 5,7TPI 5.0TPI, 5,7TPI
Transmission: T5, 700R4, T5, 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.08, 3.27, 3.45, 3.27
Re: Can you mess up your timing by adjusting only the advance on the distributor?
it idled high and you turned it counter clockwise adding more advance? Turn it back and get a timing light
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Re: Can you mess up your timing by adjusting only the advance on the distributor?
I said that wrong i must have been thinging about other things. it was missing. not verry bad or loud. every so often you could here a change in decable level but I got that going ok.
Help Help Help Car over heated!!!!!!
You replace on thing on a neglected car and all hell breaks loose.
Any way i was letting it warm up for 20 minutes.
standing over the motor making sure everything sounded ok and such....
Then i start hearing this shhhhhh sound looking at it i saw bubbles and water leaking slowly out.
I look at the temp gauge its maxed out...................
Long story shorter, Turn out the radiator fan doesnt kick on any more.
I called napa and asked if the water temp sencor can cause this and they said possibly??? like he was confused.
He also said theres a fan switch.
Which dignostics and tests should i do to fix my issue?
Before i start buying and replacing parts not needed to be.
Because im to damn broke
Any way i was letting it warm up for 20 minutes.
standing over the motor making sure everything sounded ok and such....
Then i start hearing this shhhhhh sound looking at it i saw bubbles and water leaking slowly out.
I look at the temp gauge its maxed out...................
Long story shorter, Turn out the radiator fan doesnt kick on any more.
I called napa and asked if the water temp sencor can cause this and they said possibly??? like he was confused.
He also said theres a fan switch.
Which dignostics and tests should i do to fix my issue?
Before i start buying and replacing parts not needed to be.
Because im to damn broke
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