Comments on: Setting ignition timing on chevy truck? http://www.chevytruckshq.com/setting-ignition-timing-on-chevy-truck/ Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:20:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: chevyraceman_383 http://www.chevytruckshq.com/setting-ignition-timing-on-chevy-truck/comment-page-1/#comment-152 chevyraceman_383 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 02:21:31 +0000 http://www.chevytruckshq.com/setting-ignition-timing-on-chevy-truck/#comment-152 If dist. was removed, replaced, etc.. You need to start for the begaining. Pull dist. out, and #1 cyl spark plug (driver side front) Put finger/thumb over spark plug hole.. Have a buddy to bump the key over.. You will feel air sucking or blowing on your finger.. When it starts to blow, stop bumping engine over.. Now use a breaker bar and 5/8" socket on damper bolt (center bolt of lower pulley) to turn engine clockwise by hand.. Untill the line on the damper, lines up with the 0 or TDC mark on your timing tab on the timing chain cover. Now look down in the hole where dist goes. Use a flashlight.. You will see a rod in there with a slot it in.. Use a long flat blade screw driver to turn the rod so its straight across left to right.. Now twitch the rod so the drivers side of it is slightly pointing towards firewall and I mean slightly towards it. Not much off from center. Grab your dist, turn rotor so it's pointing alittle clockwise past #2 and going toward #1 cyl (firing order is 1, 8, 4, 3, 6, 5, 7, 2 clockwise around dist cap) Stick the dist down in the hole. It should fit down and rotor should turn a tad clockwise as it fits against cam gear and that should have tip of rotor button pointing at the #1 spark plug term on cap.. Hook up your wires and fire the engine up If dist. was removed, replaced, etc.. You need to start for the begaining.

Pull dist. out, and #1 cyl spark plug (driver side front)

Put finger/thumb over spark plug hole.. Have a buddy to bump the key over.. You will feel air sucking or blowing on your finger..

When it starts to blow, stop bumping engine over..

Now use a breaker bar and 5/8″ socket on damper bolt (center bolt of lower pulley) to turn engine clockwise by hand..

Untill the line on the damper, lines up with the 0 or TDC mark on your timing tab on the timing chain cover.

Now look down in the hole where dist goes. Use a flashlight.. You will see a rod in there with a slot it in.. Use a long flat blade screw driver to turn the rod so its straight across left to right.. Now twitch the rod so the drivers side of it is slightly pointing towards firewall and I mean slightly towards it. Not much off from center.

Grab your dist, turn rotor so it’s pointing alittle clockwise past #2 and going toward #1 cyl (firing order is 1, 8, 4, 3, 6, 5, 7, 2 clockwise around dist cap)

Stick the dist down in the hole. It should fit down and rotor should turn a tad clockwise as it fits against cam gear and that should have tip of rotor button pointing at the #1 spark plug term on cap..

Hook up your wires and fire the engine up

]]> By: Bowman http://www.chevytruckshq.com/setting-ignition-timing-on-chevy-truck/comment-page-1/#comment-151 Bowman Sun, 07 Sep 2008 06:20:22 +0000 http://www.chevytruckshq.com/setting-ignition-timing-on-chevy-truck/#comment-151 There is a bypass connector either under the hood or below the heater box on the passenger side of the interior. The lable under the hood will indicate where it is located. (tan/black wire.) With the engine at operating temp. disconnect this connector. With a timing light set the timing to 0 deg. There is a bypass connector either under the hood or below the heater box on the passenger side of the interior. The lable under the hood will indicate where it is located. (tan/black wire.) With the engine at operating temp. disconnect this connector. With a timing light set the timing to 0 deg.

]]> By: Auto M http://www.chevytruckshq.com/setting-ignition-timing-on-chevy-truck/comment-page-1/#comment-150 Auto M Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:39:30 +0000 http://www.chevytruckshq.com/setting-ignition-timing-on-chevy-truck/#comment-150 first thing is you dont have a vacumm advance to disconnect! Now make sure number 1 cyl is at top dead center then adjust the dist straight on number 1 Start the truck and it should be good if so tighten the distributor tie down if not adjust the dist. slowly till you hear it running good then drive it and make sure you have no main chatter if so put a timing light on it! Good Luck first thing is you dont have a vacumm advance to disconnect! Now make sure number 1 cyl is at top dead center then adjust the dist straight on number 1 Start the truck and it should be good if so tighten the distributor tie down if not adjust the dist. slowly till you hear it running good then drive it and make sure you have no main chatter if so put a timing light on it! Good Luck

]]> By: alvarz http://www.chevytruckshq.com/setting-ignition-timing-on-chevy-truck/comment-page-1/#comment-149 alvarz Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:15:37 +0000 http://www.chevytruckshq.com/setting-ignition-timing-on-chevy-truck/#comment-149 usuall you disconnect the spark advance hose from the dist and you hook up the ltiming light and move the distributor until the timing is around 8 or 10 BTC. See autozone website for free repair guide on setting timing. usuall you disconnect the spark advance hose from the dist and you hook up the ltiming light and move the distributor until the timing is around 8 or 10 BTC. See autozone website for free repair guide on setting timing.

]]> By: hellraiser7879 http://www.chevytruckshq.com/setting-ignition-timing-on-chevy-truck/comment-page-1/#comment-148 hellraiser7879 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:03:53 +0000 http://www.chevytruckshq.com/setting-ignition-timing-on-chevy-truck/#comment-148 set timing a 6 degrees before top dead center on #1 cylinder set timing a 6 degrees before top dead center on #1 cylinder

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