firing order 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2
I learned this in the early 70's. I was helping a guy time a VeeDub which I had never done. Static time with a 12V lamp. "It it works on VW..........."
You can even do this "accurate enough" to start with magnetic.
You set the engine up where you want it timed, maybe add a few degrees
Key on, coil wire hooked to a screwdriver, you retard, then advance the dist until it triggers. You have to "move" it with a magnetic pickup. You keep going back and forth, maybe, 5 times...............this only takes a few seconds...........until you get a "feel" for where the dist. is when it triggers, and to "slow down" the movement for better accuracy.
This is plenty accurate enough to fire up an engine.
Once you get it close, you can also use a timing light "on the starter."
Google up 'how to time an airplane' sometime
I learned this in the early 70's. I was helping a guy time a VeeDub which I had never done. Static time with a 12V lamp. "It it works on VW..........."
You can even do this "accurate enough" to start with magnetic.
You set the engine up where you want it timed, maybe add a few degrees
Key on, coil wire hooked to a screwdriver, you retard, then advance the dist until it triggers. You have to "move" it with a magnetic pickup. You keep going back and forth, maybe, 5 times...............this only takes a few seconds...........until you get a "feel" for where the dist. is when it triggers, and to "slow down" the movement for better accuracy.
This is plenty accurate enough to fire up an engine.
Once you get it close, you can also use a timing light "on the starter."
Google up 'how to time an airplane' sometime