511 initial timing, incredible!
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well if placement doen't mean anything Someone needs to enlighten me. There are 8 terminals and 15 teeth. I understand you can start the firing order on any cap terminal but what happens when you are in between two terminals? Say if that were to happen, you can just twist the distributor and all is good? The cam timing and spark timng are just fine?
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Scouder - - yep - those are indeed Blue Thunder heads. I have some photos on the Survival web site. Popular Hot Rodding will be running a 5-6 page teardown article covering the engine in the August issue.
Fordpower - - yep - - spin the dizz and all is fine. I know - sounds crazy - it did to me too first time I learned it - but its true anyways. Cam timing is never changed by dizzy position - - it's strictly controlled by the timing set.
Fordpower - - yep - - spin the dizz and all is fine. I know - sounds crazy - it did to me too first time I learned it - but its true anyways. Cam timing is never changed by dizzy position - - it's strictly controlled by the timing set.
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Originally Posted by Barry_R
Fordpower - - yep - - spin the dizz and all is fine. I know - sounds crazy - it did to me too first time I learned it - but its true anyways. Cam timing is never changed by dizzy position - - it's strictly controlled by the timing set.
For years, I never saw or even realized there was a "1" on the cap
