Advance or Retard Ignition Timing
Astute advance or retard your timing is important to arrive a happy medium.
Instructions
1. Park the vehicle on a level surface and apply the parking brake.Ignition timing is crucial to the performance and longevity of your vehicle's engine. The engine must chalk up the fair timing so that the air and fuel combination detonates at exactly the hold water future. Whether the ignition timing has besides yet advance, the air and fuel concoction Testament detonate prematurely, and your engine Testament ping and knock, which Testament eventually damage your engine. But, whether the timing has further all the more retard, engine performance and fuel milage Testament suffer.Open the hood.
2. Locate the distributor, which will be near the top of the engine at either the front of back of the engine block.
3. Loosen the distributor mounting bolt located at the base of the distributor, turning an adjustable wrench in a counterclockwise direction.
4. Turn the distributor in a counterclockwise direction to advance the ignition timing. Do not over-adjust the distributor, as even a slight movement will yield a significant change in the ignition timing.
5. Turn the distributor in a clockwise direction to retard the timing.
6. Tighten the distributor holding bolt in a clockwise direction with an adjustable wrench. Close the hood.
7. Road test the vehicle to see if the desired results have been achieved. Fine tune your adjustments by repeating the above procedures.
