Re: 1950 Packard 288 Auto overheating HELP

Posted by d c On 2014/9/12 20:07:39

I have to agree with Owen and others on prior posts about the bashing and tone of posts here. I dont know Fred but J from kanter( i assume both are from the vendor) was and has been helpful in other threads and I would think driving them or anyone away would be a disservice to us all. As far as the timing, sbc do indeed have the timing groove on the outer ring and I have seen them migrate on the rubber. To set timing you may advance slightly (2-3) deg at a time. If the idle picks up drive the car. If no pinging exists under load repeat. This may be done until pinging is reached or until engine temp is acceptable. If ping is encountered in heat under load back off 2 or 3 deg.