Timing Question
#1
Timing Question
A while back i had posted a thread about the car having a "bucking back and forth"problem/shitty idle. So i checked the timing on my 87 5.0, it was way off, running 8°. Bumped it to 10°, engine smoothed out instantly then advanced it to 12°. Car has never had this much power since i put the mods I have on it, its a blast to drive, idle is perfect and the bucking stopped (cross-fingers it stays like that). Anyways on to the question:
When i did the timing i followed these instruction:
-Turn off car
-Pull of the spout connector near the distributor
-Loosen the Distributor hold-down bolt
-start car
-Using Timing light set engine timing to desired degree
-Tighten the Distributor hold-down bolt
-Recheck Timing to make sure tightening didnt change setting
-Reconnect spout connector
-Enjoy car
I noticed when i replugged that spout connector that the timing jumped to 22°, I was like WTF, shutoff the car, restart the instruction but the timing was back at 12°, plug the spout back in and again it jumps to 22°. I'm guessing this is normal? Nothing noticable changes when i plug the spout connector back in except for the bump in timing.
When i did the timing i followed these instruction:
-Turn off car
-Pull of the spout connector near the distributor
-Loosen the Distributor hold-down bolt
-start car
-Using Timing light set engine timing to desired degree
-Tighten the Distributor hold-down bolt
-Recheck Timing to make sure tightening didnt change setting
-Reconnect spout connector
-Enjoy car
I noticed when i replugged that spout connector that the timing jumped to 22°, I was like WTF, shutoff the car, restart the instruction but the timing was back at 12°, plug the spout back in and again it jumps to 22°. I'm guessing this is normal? Nothing noticable changes when i plug the spout connector back in except for the bump in timing.
#5
#10