Hi Bill,
What Bob said, unless you've switched to a Petronix in which case you make
sure the rotor is pointed at the #1 plug and then turn the dizzy until the
light goes out.
Also make sure you turn the ignition switch to the "on" position after you
disconnect the ground on the fuel pump so it's not pumping fuel.
And I wonder if you'd even see the spark with the colortune...
~Scott Allen
52 TD
74 1/2 BGT
On 11/16/05, Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Bill,
> I don't know that Colourtune is the tool for static setting of
> ignition. It might work, but the alternative is simple and it we know it
> does work. Just make up a test lamp with a 12v bulb and two leads w
> alligator clips. Clip one to the point spring or to the lead to the
> points and the other to ground such as distributor body.
> As you turn the distributor, the light will illuminate when the
> points open. It's when the points open that the spark plug fires. Your
> test lamp will be very visible and, as it's an electric way to test,
> sufficiently accurate. An alternative is to have a helper watch the
> ammeter. It will flick when the points open. The test lamp is easier.
> White & black wires won't matter for this test, though do try to get them
> correct eventually. CB on the coil stands for Contact Breaker (points)
> .
> SInce the TD's distributor drive gear is a gear, not a drive dog, it's
> very easy to get the thing way out of position as one thinks it is where
> it belongs. Try to position the distrib in the engine as is shown in the
> illustration of the handbook, but it can take many in-and-out cycles to
> get it right for those of us who remove the distrib only once a year.
> Bob
>
>
> On Wed, 16 Nov 2005 12:56:27 -0500 "Bill Snyder" <wtsnyder@bellsouth.net>
> writes:
> > I have the day off today and finally I am trying to get this '53 TD
> > started. I have good oil pressure when turning the engine over
> > without
> > the ignition on (after priming the oil pump). I have tried to set
> > static
> > ignition timing using a Colortune. With #1 cylinder at TDC and the
> <snip>
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