Spark timing?

[jocking]

Any idea, where should it be? How to tell if it's in the correct position? Except the chirping sound I mean. My engine makes quite black smoke and it seems less powerful, and I think it's because the spark timing.

[Reese]

Line up the dizzy with the tires coming out the top.

[Skippy The Magnificent]

Originally posted by jocking:

Any idea, where should it be? How to tell if it's in the correct position? Except the chirping sound I mean. My engine makes quite black smoke and it seems less powerful, and I think it's because the spark timing.

If this is a new game/freash start, then more then likely its your overall engine parts status. When you start a new game the engine parts you start with are in rather poor condition.

Mine also makes black smoke when first starting it up and I timed the distribitor to where it stopped "chirping". The black smoke does go away after it warms up to proper temp.

If it is still pouring out black smoke after its fully warmed up, it could be either carb adjustment or you have a really bad piston.

[karik_FIN_134]

There was changes in rpm when idleing and moving distributor into different positions, they varied from engine stall(too low rpm) up to around 1000rpm (had warm engine, valves done by ear, fuel mix 13.9-14.0, parts with wear all changed and under 300km/200mi on them).
I put it there where I got highest rpm when idleing, not sure it's best.

[Pete]

You may have to turn the sound up quite a bit and listen carefully to hear the pinking sound.
Turn it clockwise until you hear that little metallic rattle, then back just one notch. Move it back and forth one notch till you are certain you are just one notch short of getting the noise, then immediately screw the distributor down.

If you go and rev the engine with the distributor loose, it will move and you will loose the setting.

[Henmond]

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