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May70 · 08-06-2019, 12:20 PM

Ok so going back to my post #174.... I did a few things but one issue I noted was after checking the mechanical advance by turning the shaft/rotor (engine off) the shaft did seem to spring back into place. However the timing was advanced more that what it was set to at idle when I started it back up afterwards. That should NOT happen correct? Me manipulating the mechanical advance to check it should not have changed the initial timing I set prior?

I can try doing that again to see if it changes the timing again. If so perhaps the distributor mechanicals are messed up or the springs are warn out (something like that)?

08-06-2019, 12:20 PM	#18
May70 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Hampton Roads VA Posts: 644	Re: 292 Questions Ok so going back to my post #174.... I did a few things but one issue I noted was after checking the mechanical advance by turning the shaft/rotor (engine off) the shaft did seem to spring back into place. However the timing was advanced more that what it was set to at idle when I started it back up afterwards. That should NOT happen correct? Me manipulating the mechanical advance to check it should not have changed the initial timing I set prior? I can try doing that again to see if it changes the timing again. If so perhaps the distributor mechanicals are messed up or the springs are warn out (something like that)?