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 338 Posts Member #: 1911 Senior Member Swindon |
26th Sep, 2010 at 11:41:53pm
Having a few issues with starting mine up lately and just going to check over the timing but can't for love nor money find the degrees to set my 286 cam to. Does anyone know what degrees I should be running?
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 3329 Posts Member #: 184 Senior Member Melton Mowbray, Pie Country |
27th Sep, 2010 at 08:09:36am
Err, I'm confused. Are you timing the cam in or the ignition? Unless your cam is way out then I doubt that it has much to do with starting.
Edited by Ben H on 27th Sep, 2010. http://www.twin-turbo.co.uk
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338 Posts Member #: 1911 Senior Member Swindon |
27th Sep, 2010 at 10:17:04am
*EDIT* Sorry bud was at work hence the quick straight forward reply. Yea I'm trying to check my ignition timing but can't remember what it's ment to be set to with my cam. I also knows its roughly a mixture problem but that im slowly sorting out. Just wanted to know if the ignition is how it should be thats all.
Edited by quinton on 27th Sep, 2010. |
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338 Posts Member #: 1911 Senior Member Swindon |
29th Sep, 2010 at 08:24:18pm
Bump, just want to see if any1 actually knows the degrees setting for ignition timing? |
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 1497 Posts Member #: 100 Parisien Turbo Expert Paris\' suburb |
30th Sep, 2010 at 04:39:04am
which engine/dizzy? |
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338 Posts Member #: 1911 Senior Member Swindon |
30th Sep, 2010 at 12:41:50pm
1380 with dizzy for 286 cam with electronic ignition. |
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 384 Posts Member #: 4215 Senior Member |
30th Sep, 2010 at 04:41:49pm
sorry for hijacking this thread... but how do you check at what degree the distributor is? is there a special tool or something?
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 16540 Posts Member #: 4241 King Gaycharger, butt plug dealer, Sheldon Cooper and a BAC but generally a niceish fella if you dont mind a northerner Rotherham, South Yorkshire |
30th Sep, 2010 at 05:10:59pm
With a timing light On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it 
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 530 Posts Member #: 1192 Post Whore In the garage......again!! |
30th Sep, 2010 at 08:34:46pm
i think you may be getting a bit confused with cam timing and ignition timing, one does not relate to the other, Get the engine on no 1 firing stroke, the dizzy rotor should be roughly pointing to the 1.0oclock position, get some one to crank the engine and rotate the distributer lightly to get it to fire, then you will need a timing light or preferably a rolling road setup to finalise. 133.5 bhp 123 lb torque 116mph @6640rpm 9.5psi
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 465 Posts Member #: 1972 Senior Member Worcester |
30th Sep, 2010 at 08:39:34pm
Try 12 deg at idle |
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384 Posts Member #: 4215 Senior Member |
30th Sep, 2010 at 08:40:39pm
ohhh i see.. thanks |
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338 Posts Member #: 1911 Senior Member Swindon |
30th Sep, 2010 at 08:46:56pm
Cheers retroracer |
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