the problem with having "all in" that high is that your cruise rpm is either below or right in that area so your timing is floating around, which is just messing with it and hurting mileage.
and .008 is fine.
and for the stab get it to TDC number one on the compression stroke, either pull the plug and wait for the puff or watch number 2 rocker (cylinder one intake rocker) to open and then close, then watch the dampner for TDC. then stab the dizzy.
