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Re: TR4 ignition timing with Ignitor

To: Steven Newell <steven@newellboys.com>
Subject: Re: TR4 ignition timing with Ignitor
From: John & Patricia Donnelly <pdonnel1@san.rr.com>
Date: Sat, 07 May 2005 14:35:50 -0700
I talked to the Pertronix techs and they recommend using a 12V lamp 
hooked between the neg coil terminal and ground, then staticly time it. 
That got me close but I still did road testing to finalize it. (Remember 
to ground out the HT wire from the coil).

Johnnie

Steven Newell wrote:

> I set out to follow the directions from the VTR site for setting the 
> ignition timing on my TR4, but I have a Pertronix Ignitor. So I don't 
> have a low tension lead to disconnect at the distributor. What should 
> I do? Should I connect the test wire to the connector on the coil end 
> of that wire?
>    http://www.vtr.org/maintain/Setting-the-Ignition-Timing-on-a-TR.pdf
>
> Otherwise I was considering a trial and error approach, moving the 
> distributor a bit one way or the other and seeing how it feels on a 
> brisk drive. The benefit is that I would have an excuse to take a 
> number of brisk drives. Like we need an excuse.
>
> Steven Newell
> Littleton, CO
> '62 TR4




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