Re: Looking for a timing Authority... Re '39 Six

Posted by PackardV8 On 2016/12/25 19:29:34

Quote from post 1 above:
" ... engine is at TDC on the
timing light and one is trying to achieve 6-7
degrees BTDC, do you advance or retard from
TDC??"

Answer: ADVANCE.

Also:
" And am I correct in my thinking that retarding
the timing will slow the engine down and
advancing it will speed it up???"

Answer: True.


But so what????
It is not clear to me why u are considered about "speeding up" or "slowing down" the enginee by ANY means of setting ignition timing.

Let me put it this way:
Setting idel speed of engine is done by a screw on the throttle linkage at the carb.
Setting timeing is done by timing marks. The two tasks are not related.
Have u found the timing marks on the engine???