How To Set Ignition Timing on A 5.7 Vortec | 2 Door Tahoe 

Ha, is it the hood trick or is it the "hood' trick.............mind freak

I have now learned the trick lol

It might take a couple tries but once you get it the first time, it'll get easier and easier

Truuuue

Spray the hood release with WD40.

The fee is only to update for newer vehicles so no. If you buy it you can use the scan tool forever and not have to worry about updating it

Never knew this!

@@YLegalRacing and if it’s still giving you grief then you unplug the cam sensor retime it according to spark advance. Shut truck off, plug cam sensor back in. Clear codes start truck. Should be good cam retard should be at zero. (Just fine tunes spark timing anyway the cam can’t be timed by the computer on the small blocks) Also if your truck ever randomly throws the crank cam shaft coralation code after it has been fine for a long time, it means that the distributor gear teeth are almost toast and it has to be changed. And to confirm without pulling distributor is to look for fine magnetic sparkles in your oil/filter. I wiped out one engine because of this issue. When I looked at the ones in my parts trucks… same thing. So I use metal distributors now. I think the plastic ones swell up when they get old and hot. then oil can’t get to the gear.

Gotta get the exact spec from all data

Gotta compare to another similarities car

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@@YLegalRacing Wow that is great if you come back let me know. We can grab lunch or something. We can talk about life or cars or ways to make money with good health. I do not know much about Real Estate or fixing house. I just bought a house and wished I knew more about it. I often watch videos on Electrical and house repairs. I know so much about cars and have so much tools but I think that really gets me know where. Again if I could roll back time in my 20's I would try to find a job/career and keep all my hard earn $ on a fixer house. From their flip it for a better house. That would be my advice now. If you every need help with life questions feel free to email me. Dung.Tu@gmail.com. From their maybe I can help with something.

Appreciate that brotha!

Jesus drilling is excessive, but whatever works

@@YLegalRacing All you need is a cheap distributor cap to drill into and put a good one one once its dialed in. Cheaper than bring it to someone with a computer.

Very smart actually

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Clear the faults and re time the distributor

@@YLegalRacing no codes and re timed it. Still no issue with correlation but once it’s up to operating temp it tends to not have power at WOT. Swapped the pcm and spark adv shows 20-32* which was previously negative. I’m at a loss with this vehicle and my client is ready to sell it

Did you update it? You have to make sure your scanner is the newer version or the same. Also don't use the eobd function, you have to use the gm screen

@@YLegalRacing no I tried it right out the box. Hopefully it just needs an update. I don’t see why they would remove that menu from a newer model, so I’m hoping that’s the case. And I think I did use the eobd function. I’ll give it a try. Thanks

Let me know!

Hey thanks man. That’s what it was I needed to update it.

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Couldn't answer that one brother

Possibly, I'd have it scanned to see what it brings up if any. Also check the fluid

$600ish. High HC and high CO means your too rich or you have a bad cat.

@@YLegalRacing ok thank you very much

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Potentially

@@YLegalRacing thanks appreciate it.

Then you got a bigggggg vacuum leak

Glad I could help!

@@YLegalRacing question for ya, after swapping the motor and getting the timing right will anything else need to be reset or calibrated? Or should it just run?

Run it, that's all you basically need. Fluids, oil, etc

@@YLegalRacing thanks I really appreciate it

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If everything checks out fine your spider may be the issue. Also gotta check for vacuum leaks and clogged fuel filter

@@YLegalRacing @ ey bro, iam working on a 98 tahoe, but distributor does not turns,

If the distributor is not turning it's probably broke. Make sure it's seated all the way, then I would pull it out and make sure the cam gear is not broken.

@@YLegalRacing @ 98 distributor only sets on one position,, unlike the 88-95 tbi,

I'm confused

This is good info!

I would say no

That's a different story, I'd go with what the cam manufacture wants

😂😂 I can see that

Ayye! Glad I could help. I was actually thinking of getting a 2nd one myself lol

Maybe you bought the wrong one? I got OEM aftermarket and it works fine

@@YLegalRacing it's the original. The only movement possible with the distributor when the bolt is loose is up and down movement. Rotational motion is impossible...

That is impossible, they all turn when it's barely loosened

You said 2000? That's a different engine with coil packs. Totally different animal.

2000 Tahoe limited was a 5.7 vortec. If he's playing with a distributor on a 5.3 then that's a whole different issue

Just look up autel scanners

Don't know if I should be happy for you or worried jeez that's a lot

Hmm 🤔

@Leighton Remington ok what's flixzone

7th In 3 years!!! I hope you’re collecting them and not massacring them. Lol

No masacare will be done here

Click the link in my description!

I don't see a link in the description, did you get rid of it?

No problem 👌🏽

You may need a new distributor, gotta remember to unplug the connector by the glove box when your doing this adjustment.

@@YLegalRacing inside the cab??

I didn’t have this problem until I did my intake manifold gaskets. Put a new cap and rotor on the distributor. First time timing an engine.

Correct

I would try retiming the distributor and start over

Gotta make sure you have it clocked the right way

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Your very welcome 😁

I already did it with a timing light to set initial timing but you can not finely adjust it to spec without the scan tool. It's just how it's set up.

Timing lights don’t work for all things that why I like older trucks

Older trucks for the win

@@YLegalRacing yeah I got a 98 Chevy Silverado that I converted to manual transmission it ext cab got the 5.0 vortec engine lots of power but my timing off and I need to get it fix but I don’t have that much money to get that scan tool I wish I did thow looks like it does it all do u no of any other scan tool that does it do u no if the launch scan tool does it It’s like a rocket with the 5 speed I just don’t want it to blow up like one and I have a little of a idle problem it wants to idle about 1000rpms to and I can’t find out why I put a new fuel pump in it where it wasn’t wanting to run but now I change the tps and got the idle to stop sticking open but still idle at around 1000rpm do u no what it could be

I would look into blue tooth scan tools that use your phone. I used an old school one called torque, you just plug in the obd connector and use your phone to scan. Way cheaper and it may work

gotta do research on this one, i dont know of any off the top of my head

351 🤫🤫 you see nothing!!!!

Autel 808 check the link in my description for the scan tool! It's beast

Is this the same as the MX808 as Autel claims?

Should be

It's helped plenty so far

Jeeeeeeez that's heavy

Yeah I paid for that one. Comes with the case, adapters, cables and charger. It's $400 just for the scan tool itself

We'll do better next time!

Same same but different, but still same

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Then it wouldn't be diy

@@YLegalRacing lame as f..

🤣🤣🤣 welp the DIY guy has NO business working on ANYTHING from 1983 and above, cause Computers are a FACT CANT really know what your doing without it, 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

@@gregjustice7013 😂 😂 at you.. shows exactly how intelligent you are..😂 😂.. momma.. I can't figure it out.. I need a computer.. 😂 😂 pathetic.

Wow thanks bud, I fix old and new and yes unfortunately computers ARE on 95% of cars and trucks and EVERYONE can’t just put a carb and points distributor and a manual fuel pump on there r car and look at you tube to fix it, all I’m saying is DIY is FINE I’m a DIY guy on EVERYTHING and if I don’t know how it works I figure it out and THEN fix it Computer or not, I love old carb 72 and below vehicles but I have newer cars to AND I FIX THEM ALL, why can’t you?? Stop complaining and learn you will like it sir, hope you have a Blessed Day