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Old 11-13-2008, 06:53 PM
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Success! You guys were right. I double checked the solenoid and neglected to connect a wire. After about two dozen tries.. she FIRED! I let it warm up then checked the timing. It was only about 4 or 6 degrees BTDC so I increased it to about 12 degrees BTDC. The MSD distributor I'm using has the blue bushing installed (21 degrees). So I figure a total timing of 33 deg (21 + 12) should work well. Also I'm using the two blue MSD springs in the rotor and the Comp Cam I'm using is a 351W based one. I had a little engine run on after I turned it off. Does that mean I have too much static timing? The rpm increased from around 900 to 1000 after I changed the timing. What do you guys think?
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