Jim wrote:
<<Tuning these old beasties should be kept simple, in
my opinion. I have a '74 TR6 on which I tried using a
strobe light and a dwell meter - the car hated it and ran
like s**t. So I asked my buddies in the Triumph
Travelers club how they time their TRs. Now I just use
a cheap timing light (basically a 12 v. bulb with two
wires and alligator clips), set the timing to 10 degrees
BTDC (before top dead center) and forget it.>>
Absolutely - I stopped using a strobe light and timed 10
degrees BTDC with a 12 v and alligator clips and the
car runs GREAT. It's just as easy - and it doesn't
take but about $3.00 worth of parts from radio shack.
The Bentley shop manual has a wiring diagram. I will
forward a rendition if you want. Let me know.
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