Timing/Power/MPG
Thanks for all the advice, everyone. Today I disconnected the secondaries, I also checked my mixture screws, they were about 4 turns out. I screwed them in to 2 1/2 turns(final adjustment 1 3/4 out) and disconnected the secondaries and went for a drive. The car responded much quicker, but was flat at WOT. I also tried the adjust the timing till it stops gaining RPM, the engine didn't like it, so I put it back to 10* initial. I also reconnected the secondaries. Overall the car seems to run better, not sure yet how the MPG will be. I think the car is just a pig with the low compression stock 318 and the 2.76 rear. Going to the car show this weekend, on the lookout for a better smallblock. Again, thanks for all the help.
Jason
At TDC your rotor should be facing towards the #1 cylinder and with the cap on should be lined up with the #1 plug terminal not straight forward. Sounds like your distributer drive gear is off a tooth.
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Thanks for all the advice, everyone. Today I disconnected the secondaries, I also checked my mixture screws, they were about 4 turns out. I screwed them in to 2 1/2 turns(final adjustment 1 3/4 out) and disconnected the secondaries and went for a drive. The car responded much quicker, but was flat at WOT. I also tried the adjust the timing till it stops gaining RPM, the engine didn't like it, so I put it back to 10* initial. I also reconnected the secondaries. Overall the car seems to run better, not sure yet how the MPG will be. I think the car is just a pig with the low compression stock 318 and the 2.76 rear. Going to the car show this weekend, on the lookout for a better smallblock. Again, thanks for all the help.
Jason
