each point, and each valley is 2 degrees. The big V is O*, then work your way to the top of the mark 2-4-6-8 advanced and so on. Below the big V is retarded. Stock Merc balancers should have timing marks on them, so you can do the advance. 30* is low. 32-34 is better.f_inscreenname said:
If you are running it at the red mark, its at 2* advance at idle. the timing at idle means little to nothing, unless you know how much your Dist is advancing the timing. You need to set timing at ~ 3000 RPM, and you want all your timing in by then at a minimum. 32 to 34 as I said is best, but if your builder is saying 30, set it there, but he's talking about the max advance, not the at idle advance.f_inscreenname said:
Yes, if you know what advance your Dist is making, then you can just set initial and be good to go. So in your examples of the TB4, 24* Dist advance plus 6* initial is 30*. I have always checked it at RPM, to make sure that the advance is working as it should, and that it is maxing where I want it (usually 3000 at most)opie272 said:
