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Old 08-01-2003, 03:33 AM
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when looking/facing towards the distributor cap.... do you turn clockwise or anti clockwise to retard ignition, thanks
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Old 08-01-2003, 03:57 AM
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jus listen and you can hear you motor's rpm get higher or lower
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Old 08-01-2003, 04:32 AM
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higher = retarded?
lower = retarded?
which one? does anyone have alink, i know i saw a diagram of how to do it on the web once.
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turning counter clockwise would advance, clockwise would retard.
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Old 08-01-2003, 09:42 AM
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can u adjust this whilst the engine is running? thanks
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Old 08-01-2003, 10:16 PM
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yes you can just make sure you dont make wet contact with it (like your hand or the cap or the plug wires are wet, otherwise you will have the most shocking experience of your life)
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yes you can just make sure you dont make wet contact with it (like your hand or the cap or the plug wires are wet, otherwise you will have the most shocking experience of your life)
I'll second that! My watch once touched the MSD tower on the distrib. cap and shocked the ---- outta me! I stood still for a few minutes right after tryin to figure out WTF just happened
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thats a good couple hundred volts... but its only for a split second.... its a very unplesant feeling...


also never ever ever!!!!!!! strip wires with your teeth... and i enphasize the never part.
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Hell yeah that ---- hurts, dealing with 100,000+ Volts... very very low current so its not fatal but god damn
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Damn that makes a couple of us!!! Or should i say I got ------ shocked one time! Actually twice!!!! Man, just be safe do it while its off!!
 
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