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Can my timing be retarded by turning the distributer?
Do I lossen the bolts and use a protractor?
Looking at the top of the distributor, which way do I twist to make my engine "special". :)

Re:I wish I was retarded
 

Buy a timing light and Haynes.

Pieter

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yep timing light.

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loosen the 3 bolts that hold the distributor, rotate it clockwise (towards the front of the car) to retard, opposite way to advance

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woah wait a minute, counterclockwise is to retard, clockwizew to advance.so if u want to retard it turn it towards the rear of the car. some one correct me if im wrong.

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Correct, but you also need to jump the service connector wires together before you move the distributor. After you jump the wires and set the timing, remove the jumper and turn the car off. Otherwise it will not save your settings.
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no i was right. check it.

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Ah ---- you were right :P. Sorry for the confusion. I'm kinda retarded sometimes ;). At least I wasn't the only one [cough]RENR[/cough]

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yeah I'm a little confused... what are the service wires? I flashed a light @ my timing marks the other day just for shits and giggles and neither the red or white line that showed up lined up with the little /\ mark that is there.... I'm confused. Is there somthing that needs to be disconnected to check the timing properly? What's proper procedure for judging if your are right on and how much your moving it?

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You don't need to do anything to check it. Hook the timing light up to the #1 cylinder spark plug wire and neg-neg pos-pos. Point it at the pulley and BOOM.


EDIT: Oh yeah, the service wires are located under the dash on the passenger side. It is in a green sleeve and has two wires in it. You need to jump the two together before you start the car and before you turn the ignition on. After you set the timing turn the ignition off and un-jump the service connector.
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