Subject: [TR] TR3 Timing question

From: "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2019 15:42:25 -0600

Had set the dizzy to open with the marks at TDC, not happening.  So I advanced it a whole bunch till the car would start.  Put a light on it and, by the marks, it looks like 40° retarded at a nice smooth idle and the dizzy is in a very normal position.   How does that happen?   Is the only fix to pull the front of the engine and relocate the hub?

Will it hurt anything to drive it as is?

Thx,
Bill B

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Unless I'm missing something in this problem, I'd think you could determin=
e #1 cylinder is at TDC, then remove the distributor and install it so the=
 rotor is pointing to the notch=C2=A0in the distributor for #1.=0A=0ARye=0A=
=0A=0A=0AOn Feb 28, 2019, at 02:21 PM, "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]=
t> wrote:=0A=0AThanks to all who responded with good thoughts. Because thi=
s motor was in such good shape when I got it I did not pull it apart. I li=
ke the idea that it is the distributor drive, will move it a tooth at a ti=
me and see. =0AAll the best,=0ABill=0A=0ASent from my DynaTAC 8000X=0A=0AO=
n Feb 28, 2019, at 11:20 AM, Randall <[email-masked]> wrote:=0A=0AAs =
long as it doesn't ping or overheat, it should be OK.=0A=0AI turned the di=
zzy clockwise until it started to stumble,=0Athen brought it back to the b=
est smooth RPM position. First=0Aroad test was great, compression at 175 a=
cross 4. Can I=0Aleave it there? If not, what should I be looking for?=0A=0A=
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<html><body><div></div><div>Unless I'm missing something in this problem, I'd think yo=
u could determine #1 cylinder is at TDC, then remove the distributor and i=
nstall it so the rotor is pointing to the notch&nbsp;in the distributor fo=
r #1.</div><div><br></div><div>Rye</div><div><br data-mce-bogus=3D"1"></di=
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<div>On Feb 28, 2019, at 02:21 PM, "[email-masked]" &lt;[email-masked]=
&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div class=3D"msg-=
quote"><div class=3D"_stretch"><span class=3D"body-text-content">Thanks to=
 all who responded with good thoughts. Because this motor was in such good=
 shape when I got it I did not pull it apart. I like the idea that it is t=
he distributor drive, will move it a tooth at a time and see. <br>All the =
best,<br>Bill<br><br>Sent from my DynaTAC 8000X<br><br>On Feb 28, 2019, at=
 11:20 AM, Randall &lt;[email-masked]&gt; wrote:<br><br>As long as it=
 doesn't ping or overheat, it should be OK.<br><br><blockquote type=3D"cit=
e" class=3D"quoted-plain-text">I turned the dizzy clockwise until it start=
ed to stumble,</blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D"quoted-plain=
-text">then brought it back to the best smooth RPM position. First</blockq=
uote><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D"quoted-plain-text">road test was g=
reat, compression at 175 across 4. Can I</blockquote><blockquote type=3D"c=
ite" class=3D"quoted-plain-text">leave it there? If not, what should I be =
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