I am trying to get my new (OEM) distributor set up. Seems like the
engine runs best when the timing is set well beyond 7 degrees BTDC.
Am I supposed to take the vacuum line off the distributor when I
am timing the engine?
My Haynes Manual states (pg. 97) "No variation in timing should be
obtained whether the distributor vacuum line is connected or not
at idle speed" I'm not sure I believe this. I thought that an engine
produces a lot of vacuum at idle.
It's kind of hard for me to test this statement as I have the old-timey
hard vaccum line that screws into the distributor.
engine runs best when the timing is set well beyond 7 degrees BTDC.
Am I supposed to take the vacuum line off the distributor when I
am timing the engine?
My Haynes Manual states (pg. 97) "No variation in timing should be
obtained whether the distributor vacuum line is connected or not
at idle speed" I'm not sure I believe this. I thought that an engine
produces a lot of vacuum at idle.
It's kind of hard for me to test this statement as I have the old-timey
hard vaccum line that screws into the distributor.