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Old 06-04-2011, 06:36 PM   #2
LONGHAIR
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Re: Thumpr & timing oddity...

It is very possible that your timing mark on the balancer is "off". You need to establish an absolute "zero" with a piston stop, especially before you make any other changes/modifications.

The whole thing about being "a tooth off" is not the case here. That only comes into play when you cannot turn the distributor enough to get the timing where it needs to be. The vacuum canister would bump into the back of the intake manifold, carburetor, firewall, etc...
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