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Old February 20th, 2016, 01:27 AM
Clarke Clarke is offline
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Default Re: Too much timing?

TJ, I haven't noticed any change on how it starts. I drove it several years with the timing set per spec and after I advanced the timing it's much more responsive, yet starts the same. I drive mine during all seasons, even if it's 15 degrees or 100 degrees.

I swung by O'Riellys on my way home tonight to get a new vacuum advance, but they couldn't find the part number, so I need to do some research. If I still have the orig one, I wouldn't be surprised if the diaphram is stiff.

When I was a kid rebuilding honda car engines, an old timer taught me to advance the timing a few degrees, because it would make the engine start quicker. I don't know if it's true or not, but I did it anyway. Typically, I stick to the specs, untill I started playing around with this 305.
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