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Originally Posted by Quiche2192
Thank you all for the wealth of information! I managed to finally get the engine running after building the car and engine for two years! What a moment it was to hear it run again!
I have another question. This one is about timing.
-I am unable to run the engine with the CAS in the middle. It has to be turned fully clockwise in order for the engine to run normally.
- I am 95% sure I set mechanical timing correctly. I will verify the 5% next time I have the chance to work on the car.
-According to the marks on the damper, timing is highly advanced. Almost 30 deg btdc
Are these indicators of incorrect mechanical timing?
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Something wrong if the Cas can't be nearly center.
The timing light can fool you, the pickup is often directional. In other words if you flip the pickup on the coil wires 180 degrees it could give you the *correct* timing number. This is often the issue when people find their engine timing needs to have the CAS way off center, they are looking at the incorrect pickup signal through the timing light.
Here we go blast from the past, picture and details showing the light and explaining the directional pickup
https://zilvia.net/f/showpost.php?p=...7&postcount=19