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Old Jul 26, 2007 | 11:03 PM
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Question igintion timing

can someone or some body tell how to adjust timeing
i put all new head gaskets on both and lower intake gaskets
i pulled distribtor out but i had it at tdc i think i made a mistake
somewhere i have not done this for a long time
 
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Old Jul 27, 2007 | 10:20 AM
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You need Top Dead Center on the compression stroke, number one cylnder. You're rotor on the distributer shouple point to the number one position on the distributer cap. That should get you close.

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Old Jan 5, 2008 | 08:31 PM
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Post bottom timeing mark

this dose not have the vacume advance like old ones
ford e-150 van 5.0 302 how can i check timeing on this type of ignition system i know it's 10" btc where should the mark be on the bottom tab
 
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