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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 09-30-2019, 05:06 PM
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Posted By aussie merc
Re: timing advance how much is to much

yes Phil much improved now have 18" at idle 550rpm again no off idle stumble and it just drives much happier will try again when i can locate a set of YH keys and springs as mallory/msd say they...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 09-30-2019, 10:08 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 7,132
Posted By aussie merc
Re: timing advance how much is to much

yes and done by educated guess work and checked with only a tacho and a advance check timing light not a bad effort considering the parts sent where for a different dissy not a yh series but its...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 09-29-2019, 03:34 AM
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Views: 7,132
Posted By aussie merc
Re: timing advance how much is to much

parts arrived on Friday so Saturday spent reworking dissy reinstalled at 4 deg with 18 deg at 3500 just back from a 450 klm day run today ran like a swiss clock never mjssed a beat THANKS TO...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 09-22-2019, 04:18 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 7,132
Posted By aussie merc
Re: timing advance how much is to much

thanks to all i asked the question and got several answers and as for them 4 big holes thats how i got it a typical buy and bolt[ looks cool who cares how it runs ] also have checked the advance...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 09-20-2019, 09:56 PM
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Views: 7,132
Posted By aussie merc
Re: timing advance how much is to much

not a lover of avgas seen to many problems like bore washing but the i guess to some extent were spoilt here in aus as we can get 98 no ethanol out of the pump at just about any service center
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 09-18-2019, 07:58 PM
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Views: 7,132
Posted By aussie merc
Re: timing advance how much is to much

dizzy has been replaced with mallory unilite non vacuum [this is how i got it]
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 09-18-2019, 09:37 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 7,132
Posted By aussie merc
timing advance how much is to much

did a major tune up [valve set, carb rebuild ], etc engine is 239ci with i believe to be stock cam, compression, heads etc fitted with twin97s and fenton headers after setting carbs best vacum...
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