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Old Jul 15, 2010 | 08:50 AM
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Base timing

I have a 1992 with a 351. How do I get into base timing. I had to replace the lower intake and pull that dist and It's time to get it running and set timing. Any help would be awesome.
 
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Old Jul 15, 2010 | 09:07 AM
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If you marked where the dist before you removed it just drop it back in the same place , remove the spout plug , & set the base timing to 10 deg BTDC , if not you need to turn the motor over to TDC on the compression stroke then drop it in so the rotor is pointing at the #1 wire on the cap ....Lew
 
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Old Jul 15, 2010 | 09:33 AM
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thanks! I have it marked i just don't know where the spout connector is located.
 
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Old Jul 15, 2010 | 09:40 AM
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Mines on the drivers side fender well by the brake booster , gray or white plug...
 
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Old Jul 15, 2010 | 10:19 AM
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A picture from Subford:
 
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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 09:17 AM
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No wonder I had carbon build up in two of my spark plugs and it idled fine but pinged all over the place.

My spout connector is missing the cap.

Can I just cap it with some steel or copper wire??
 
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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 10:06 AM
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Copper wire works too
 
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