Setting Timing With Vacuum Gauge

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Posted by George (in Houston) on Sunday, January 02, 2005 at 8:01AM :

A question for those experienced with setting timing with vacuum gauges. After seeing posts from a couple of people suggesting using a vacuum gauge instead of a timing light to set timing, I've tried it on my last couple of tune ups. On both a 251 and a 318, I end up with timing approximately 5 (318) and 10 (251) degrees advanced beyond spec. Is that too much? Am I at risk of doing engine damage running that far advanced?

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Wow! That livened things up! - George (in Houston) 4:22PM 01/02/2005

Re: Wow! That livened things up! - MoparNorm 4:52PM 01/02/2005
Lots of good ideas - David Sherman 4:39PM 01/02/2005
- Re: Lots of good ideas - Dan in CO 12:09PM 01/03/2005
- MSD makes a knob.... - chriscase 7:06PM 01/02/2005

I don't recommend this method - George in NW Michigan 9:09AM 01/02/2005

More critical is how it runs under load - chriscase 10:50AM 01/02/2005
- Huh? - MoparNorm 10:57AM 01/02/2005
  - Title should be "How and why to re-curve a distributor" - chriscase 11:33AM 01/02/2005
    - Re: Title should be "How and why to re-curve a distributor& - MoparNorm 12:54PM 01/02/2005
      - How 'non stock' can you be if dist not recurved? - chriscase 2:25PM 01/02/2005
        
        Re: How 'non stock' can you be if dist not recurved? - MoparNorm 4:44PM 01/02/2005
Re: I do recommend this method - MoparNorm 10:27AM 01/02/2005
- Re: I do recommend this method - Todd Wilson 12:55PM 01/02/2005
  - Re: I do recommend this method - MoparNorm 1:02PM 01/02/2005
    - Re: I do recommend this method - MoparNorm 1:05PM 01/02/2005
      - Here's another one for your brain......... - Todd Wilson 1:31PM 01/02/2005
        
        How about this?......... - MoparNorm 5:08PM 01/02/2005
        
        Re: How about this?......... - Todd Wilson 1:04AM 01/03/2005
        
        Re: How about this?......... - MoparNorm 10:45AM 01/03/2005
        
        Re: How about this?......... - Todd Wilson 12:59PM 01/03/2005
        
        Re: How about this?......... - MoparNorm 1:19PM 01/03/2005
        
        Re: How about this?......... - Todd Wilson 3:09PM 01/03/2005
- Re: I do recommend this method - Jon Martin 11:20AM 01/02/2005
  - source of vacume guage -- meanings - wally 7:21PM 01/03/2005
    - Re: source of vacume guage -- meanings - MoparNorm 7:58PM 01/03/2005
  - Re: I do recommend this method - stephen 1:14PM 01/02/2005
  - Re: I do recommend this method - MoparNorm 12:58PM 01/02/2005
    - Re: I do recommend this method - Kaegi 2:29PM 01/02/2005
  - Reading a vacuum gauge - KenW 12:17PM 01/02/2005
    - Re: Reading a vacuum gauge - MoparNorm 5:11PM 01/02/2005
    - Re: Reading a vacuum gauge - Jon Martin 1:36PM 01/02/2005
      - Re: Reading a vacuum gauge - Bernard 3:07AM 01/03/2005
        
        Re: Reading a vacuum gauge - MoparNorm 10:47AM 01/03/2005
        
        Re: Reading a vacuum gauge - Bernard 2:45AM 01/04/2005
        
        you figured altitude, but... - wally 7:28PM 01/03/2005
        
        Re: you figured altitude, but... - MoparNorm 8:10PM 01/03/2005

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