Timing a /6, What the hell have I gotten myself into!? Options

[GrnEyedLdy]

Sorry, Noel was still logged on....and I can't delete this for some reason

Ok, how? I now understand what Ed was saying about cutting an access hole in the fire wall. What a PITA.

I would pull the vacc advance, plug it and rev to 6K. When I would adjust the dizzy it would run worse or better then worse (over the spectrum; bad-good-bad), but it would not move the timing visually. I have a couple of questions:

1. Do I need to adjust the timing to the RS cams that I had installed?
2. What is that value?
3. Anyone want to come down and do it for me?

[Dr Evil]

And today in /6 news....

So I took the air filter off to monkey with the plunger from underneatha nd see if I could figure out more how it all works. I found the little hole inbetween the dist and the intake boot for adjusting the mixture...I am pretty sure it had been goofed with during its life.

Further diagnostic concepts/settings to thnk about:
1. I screwed the air bypass all the way in. It was rediculously out. this lead to much less popping, but no real running.
2. Upon removal of the air filter I noticed a nice smoke cloud comeing form the air box, = too rich now?
3. I thought too rich so I slowly added air to the mix withthe screw in 1/4 turns. Smoke disappeared and engine returened to normal, non running well condition.
4. I am alone, so I put a spacer in the air box to prop up the air plate about 1mm. tried to start, no real improvement....hard to tell.


I have a question about the plate set up:

-Does the plate have a washer that is supposed to go under it as it attaches to the arm? For some reason I thought it did, and that mine was missing this part.

I need to get a longer allen. I believe it to be a 4mm actually as my 3 will reach it but seems to just turn freely in the socket.