230 Timing: can't get it lower then +10


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Posted by don in nh [96.61.72.163] on Sunday, September 29, 2013 at 21:52:11 :

Hi all,

I am trying to set the timing on my 1955 Flathead 230. I just set the points at 0.020 and it runs/idles well (except backfiring when moving quickly from idle). When I rotate the distributor to set the timing I can not get it to be less then about +10 degrees even when I turn the distributor as far as it will go counter-clockwise. If I turn it clockwise the timing gets even larger (like +30 estimated from the marks). The engine will die after about 1/2 back clockwise.

I disconnected the vacuum advance from the carb, and the points were set to 0.020. I was timing on the #1 plug.

Anyone have any thoughts about what this might be?

Thanks,

don




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