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Welcome to FordPinto.com, The home of the PCCA => General Help- Ask the Experts... => Topic started by: YAYPINTOS on May 09, 2014, 06:47:05 PM
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I need help getting the timing right for the stock 2.3l 1976 engine
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ive just went through a very difficult trial and error learning experience with this. you are shooting for 34-36 total. factory settings for initial are around 6-8 but more is ok. i have finally gotten mine to 10 initial and 36 total.
What problems are you having? do you have a dial back timing light or a standard? have you checked timing yet? what do you have currently WITHOUT vacuum advance?
Not sure how savvy you are with the distributors but if you cannot get a decent curve they can be taken apart and the advance range changed by changing to different sized slots. For my 1980 with duraspark distributor, 16L with a bushing on it turned out to be the magic number. There are detailed instructions posted in other forums i can direct you to if need be. You may not need to go this far though if you have a decent curve already.
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Not sure exactly what kind of help you need, but here's a link to my post about recently replacing my timing belt in which I got a ton of help from our fine members- hope it may help!
http://www.fordpinto.com/general-help/78-bobcat-wagon-2-3l-timing-belt/
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It's dying when we try to Lower it but I didn't take the vacuum advance off... Would that do it?
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Are you running ported vacuum or full manifold vacuum?, what is your timing set at now?, is the carb dialed in?, we need some info in order to diagnose anything..
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sounds like you are trying to time by ear? what number did you lower it to? why are you changing it in the first place?
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It's dying when we try to Lower it but I didn't take the vacuum advance off... Would that do it?
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Timing 'by ear' is a lost art. Go to Autozone. Buy a dial-back timing light. Once and done. :)
Also vacuum caps. You have to 'disconnect' the vacuum line to set the initial timing, so that requires plugging the feed. A vacuum leak will mess up your idle, and throw off your timing.
Timing has to be done with the engine hot enough to burn you. Like a radiator hose burns you. Preferably the upper, but what do I know. :) rofl
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Ya I think my carb needs work... I can't get it to idle at all.. I'm doing it cuz I just rebuilt engine.
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Idk. I point my rotor at the mark on the dizzy, and the car starts. Adjust it a few degrees further, and now we're idling. Has to be hot, though.
At a loss for the later POS motors. :D
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Idk. I point my rotor at the mark on the dizzy, and the car starts. Adjust it a few degrees further, and now we're idling. Has to be hot, though.
At a loss for the later POS motors. :D
;D :o ;D :o ;D
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Idk. I point my rotor at the mark on the dizzy, and the car starts. Adjust it a few degrees further, and now we're idling. Has to be hot, though.
At a loss for the later POS motors. :D
LMAO..... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D