Anyone have one I could borrow. Or check it for me? Turns out the dist. was causing the crappy idle. New battery, new starter, I don't want to spend more that I need to. She starts and runs but just want to check the timing.
Timing gun loaner?
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Yep. Those of us with old engines still use them.
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Do I have to ride a bike or something to supply power?
I am not in a hurry, she sounds fine now, but just want to check it out at some point.
If I can find it, you can borrow mine.
I have one that you can borrow too. If you are not in a hurry, perhaps I can pull the leaf springs this week and the we can check your timing when we do the swap.
I will have my timing gun in the truck if you want to call me to p/u sometime this week. I work near I-40 and Rio Grande. However, I will be in Socorro on Tuesday.
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Can anyone confirm if an OBDII would be able to check the timing? My neighbor called me this morning to tell me that he finally opened the box on one he bought last year and said that it would get that info. If true, guess I just walk across the street.
You want to set the base timing manually using a conventional timing light. You need to remove (or jumper) two connections in the DIAG port on the right side of the firewall. I can get you the details if you need it.
After jumpering, time the engine normally with the light. I believe 6* BTDC is the stock setting but check the FSM to be sure.
The ECM advances/retards the timing from the base timing. I also have a timing light if you need it. Bought it at a garage sale a few years ago and never used it so it may or may not work. Looks almost new though.
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After jumpering, time the engine normally with the light. I believe 6* BTDC is the stock setting but check the FSM to be sure.
The ECM advances/retards the timing from the base timing. I also have a timing light if you need it. Bought it at a garage sale a few years ago and never used it so it may or may not work. Looks almost new though.
-Mike-
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How did I guess you would have the first response. Thanks for the advice. According the the FSM it says to set the crankshaft pulley to 0* with the timing chain cover and then adjust it from there. I actually went to 10* and it seems to run great right now. Throttle is a bit more responsive (need more test time to be for sure). Never hurts to know more, so if you have the info on the DIAG port, that wouldn't hurt.
Thanks
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Rudy,
The underhood sticker has a diagram of which pins to short out before checking the timing. The diag plug is on the firewall, pass side. Stock timing is at 3 deg but at this elevation, anything from 6 - 10 deg is sufficient.
The OBD-II will tell you that your timing is set at 4 deg, no matter how much you advance the dizzy. It does change when you're driving around but not at idle. So, it's fairly worthless for engine timing checking.
The underhood sticker has a diagram of which pins to short out before checking the timing. The diag plug is on the firewall, pass side. Stock timing is at 3 deg but at this elevation, anything from 6 - 10 deg is sufficient.
The OBD-II will tell you that your timing is set at 4 deg, no matter how much you advance the dizzy. It does change when you're driving around but not at idle. So, it's fairly worthless for engine timing checking.
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Elevation is why we bumped it to ten. Thanks for the info Ash. Now I just need to fab up a battery tie down.
Rudy
