SD1 timing

[cerbielee]

Hi all, can anyone help me? when setting the ignition timing with a strobe light do you clip the ht lead onto no:1 cylinder? or is it no:2 as someone else has told me?
Thanks in advance chap's
L

[Duke Thrust]

cerbielee said:

Hi all, can anyone help me? when setting the ignition timing with a strobe light do you clip the ht lead onto no:1 cylinder? or is it no:2 as someone else has told me?
Thanks in advance chap's
L

Number one from memory.

[Duke Thrust]

That said, the marks are normally way out, just keep advancing the ignition until it pinks under load and then back it off a touch.

[cerbielee]

Cheera Duke

[350zwelgje]

You can start with 8 degrees for V8 or 10 degrees static for 6-cylinder engines. But as mentioned before working with pinking and advance until it doesn't is also a method. Even better is setting it at higher revs without pinking (like 28 degrees for the V8).

And can confirm it is always cylinder number one.

Rob

Edited by 350zwelgje on Tuesday 10th July 21:39