A tip on the meaning of the marks is in the Spitfire Garage on my website.
Tom Shirley Sale Creek, TN
99 Mazda Miata (Bad Dog Racing)
78 Triumph Spitfire (for sale)
http://www.geocities.com/baddogracing/
----- Original Message -----
From: Patrick Baize <speedracre@netzero.net>
To: <Spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, December 10, 1999 7:37 PM
Subject: Timing marks
>
> All
> My 1296cc 1972 motor ( which I plan to start tomorrow) has timing
> marks on the pulley . Neither of my books tell me how many degrees each
> mark is. There of course is 0 degrees, thats a v shape cut in the
> pulley. Then there are many long and short marks on either side. Does
> any one have info on these?
>
> My 63 Motor had a knob on the distributor that you turned to set
> timming. my books descibe that method of timing.
>
> I kinda like the way the timing was set on my 63 motor, Anyone ever
> put a 63 distributor into a 72 Motor?
>
> THnx
> Pat 63 Spitfire ( just got done painting the valve cover)
>
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