Ignition timing is one of those often-misunderstood performance concepts. But it goes like this … since air-fuel mixture burn rate doesn’t increase in direct proportion to your engine’s rpm, the faster your engine spins; the sooner fuel has to be ignited so combustion is completed at close to the same point in the cycle regardless of rpm. However, if you ignite the fuel mixture too soon, doing so can cause a ping or engine-damaging detonation. Fortunately even though it’s a delicate operation, setting the timing on your engine is fairly easy. You won’t need many tools, and even a novice DIY auto repair enthusiast can get it done.
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so my 350 backs fire through carb so instead of puttin motor tdc and putin my distributor on #1 so this means i need to put it in 12dergrees then put distributor on #1 should the backfire go awayim lost ppl tellin its a bad cam when its not its a
new motor
wtf! is this from the 80s!!
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what if you timing is so off that car wont start? Im working on a 1980 triumph tr7 got fuel and spark but wont start
really you want the timing always to be 2 degrees short of pinging. this allows for maximum power from any engine. i was hoping you would show how to detect pinging.
great explanation of ignition timing. thanks!
I understood nothing -__-
The Vortec 4.3s and 350s,you don’t use a timing light although they have a distribitor.The distribitor is set with a scan tool.Same with some Dodge engines with a crank sensor.
Set the Ignition Timing on Your Car’s Engine
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This is a great video. Makes it very easy to understand.
i dont really understand this. like my 76 firebird starts alright but idles for abit until it starts to skip timing then slows down to a hault
whats my problem? is it a timming issue?
Thank you. You hit everything I wanted to know.
ARE YOU GUYS TRYING TO TEACH NON-MECHANIC PEOPLE RIGHT? CAUSE, MECHANIC DONT SEE THIS, THEY KNOW THAT ALREADY. WELL, SOME OF US DIDN’T GET IT,CAN YOU ANSWER ANY QUESTION?
I’m sorry for you, but I haven’t see any respond to other. I guest, they dont respond. I have not clue what they talking about. This is for non-mechanic people, because mechanic dont need any explanation, so we got blind.
Did some one responded to your questions about timing? I haven’t see any respond to no body.
good job guys just wanna know how to adjust my 98 nissan sentra timing, my timing now reads 16 and the normal is 8, how do i adjust it back to 8 degrees
I’m still a bit shady on some details but I get the general idea. I’ll be watching this over and over again. Thanks!
where can i get the timing guide sticker that is on the harmonic balencer? what do i do if i dont have one? please respond. thank you.
I’m a old school guy & I enjoyed watching this. Thank you.
How do you adjust it with cas?
this is a really good video i feel confident that i can do this myself now. GREAT LESSON
A coherent explanation of engine timing. Great job, it makes perfect sense.