How To Set Timing Ignition Timing With A Distributor 

Timing is not going to change your heat output, that's all going to be up to your radiator, thermostat, and water pump/fans.

Poorly adjusted ignition timing can contribute to that, but isn't the only possible cause. Sometimes it's caused by a "hot-spot" in the cylinder due to carbon build-up or other issues.

Crank it and spin the dizzy

Yes !

Naw

I think I'm jus at the wrong video haha

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@@LIGHTOFTHEWORLD256 @ what? 🤣

if you do not have a timming light get one money well spent you need one to set timming

Exactly.

No problem!!

What did you do? I just got a car with a distributor

@jovanialvarez9310 took distributor out and turned it..reset timimg

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Check to make sure your distributor isn’t turned 180 degrees. It should be lined up on the compression stroke

Yeah just take out spark plug in cylinder 1. Insert long screwdriver in spark plug hole, turn crankshaft until the screwdriver is at highest point. I’m little less familiar with this part, but you’ll have to do the same thing with the valves for that cylinder. And you’ll probably have to do it for the valves on another cylinder that links up with the other camshaft. Because typically you have two cam shafts, and they have to both be adjusted, and then from there you should be able to turn on your car, and then use the timing light

Has to be running....when you have your motor on TDC on compression stroke remove dist cap rotor should be at #1 piston.

@@Cstoreri Thankyou this helped me aswell my motor in question doesn’t run

The engine needs to be idling if you do that the starter will most likely burn up

No, the owners manual should mention what it's meant to be under specifications. Or try a repair manual for your model.

@@Stovokor41 The owners manual for the 350 engine you got in the junk yard?

@@SOLDOZER you might be able to tell what it came from using the engine number?

set timing at 5 deg before tdc see how it starts and runs if ok leave as is --- you do not want fire too quick before tdc spark knock and poss. damage to pistons

no l zero is late firing piston already started down --- loss of power set a few degs before tdc

that belt is the fan belt it has nothing to do with timeing the timeing is set in the distrib.

there is a timing chain that connects crankshaft to the valve (pully) to set the valves at right time has nothing to do with spark timing that happens in the dist that adj. is made by rotating dist. housing to desired deg before tdc.

i wonder who could sell me an electronic ignition.. hmm..