Wait, so its timed now???!???!
Yessir! I bought the HF timing light, returned it, and used it to turn the distributor all the way. This made the timing mark nore or less perfectly align with the deepest groove, and it is now timed! Runs "OK" too, just some vacuum leak behavior now.
And a slight miss, shakes at idle warmed but not much else bad except the 02 sensor thing, which is probably why I get like 15MPG
Whoa.
Wadaya mean turned all the way,the timing marks are on the crank,not the distributor.
And if its shaking at idle you've retarded the timing too much. What rpms while in neutral will it rev too before it sounds like its coming apart.
Does the raw fuel smell from the exhaust stronger now or less.
Dude. From the explanation you just gave as far as adjusting timing you didn't do it right.
How much did you turn the distributor to get it dialled in. If you turned it even 1/4" its wrong and something is wrong.
I had my timing way advanced(on purpose) and from 12 degrees to 16 degrees advance it turned a fraction. Like 2 taps with my ratchet.
How many rpm before it sounds like it breaking up.
The raw fuel smell appears less
"Turning it all the way" made the mark line up to what I THOUGHT was 0 degrees BTDC. That timing mark is hard to understand. I went for "in the deepest groove" and got it as close as I could get it.
I had to turn the distributor a lot, then come back to it and watch the timing light mark. Timing light was cheap and being uncooperative. "Dialed it in" to watch the mark, the shaking usually happens when it is hot not so much cold, as to noticeable.....
I just bought a DENSO 02 sensor, just now, on my credit card.
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As to the idle.. I think a video is in order.
