kkemerait
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(moved from general forum)
On a 1978 124 Spider, my understanding is that correct timing is 0 BTDC. When I set my timing to that, it runs very rough and has very little power accelerating from stand still.
I had checked everything...timing belt, cams, carb, fuel pump, installed new plugs, new wires, and points (single set)
Out of frustration the other day, I blindly rotated the distributor and like magic the car idled very smoothly and accelerated from stand still like a jack rabbit.
When I got home, I put a timing light on to see what it was set to .. it was 20 or more degrees BTDC
Should I leave it like that or is it an indication of something else being wrong, if so, what?
On a 1978 124 Spider, my understanding is that correct timing is 0 BTDC. When I set my timing to that, it runs very rough and has very little power accelerating from stand still.
I had checked everything...timing belt, cams, carb, fuel pump, installed new plugs, new wires, and points (single set)
Out of frustration the other day, I blindly rotated the distributor and like magic the car idled very smoothly and accelerated from stand still like a jack rabbit.
When I got home, I put a timing light on to see what it was set to .. it was 20 or more degrees BTDC
Should I leave it like that or is it an indication of something else being wrong, if so, what?
