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]

Doing some more noodling on this. From the web site I posted earlier on the CIS I found a great pic (below). I find it hard to see how air could not leak in if #8 was missing, though. Ah well, I'll make it make sense.

Interesting to note, smdubovsky reminded me that my advance may not have worked in my dizzy due to stuck fly weights. I was like, "It has flyweights?" Sure does, and they were not optimal, so I cleaned them. Cleaned the points plates as well. Will have to see how it goes.

I got a long 3mm allen for my mixture control. It is definetly screwed up some how. I get it to barely idle for a couple of seconds with no throttle cold. As soon as I touch the petal it dies. Also, after I do this is smokes a lot. Very stinky.

Here are the instrucitons from the web site:

An approximation of the correct idle mixture can be made by the folllowing:

* With the engine warm and running, slightly lift the air flow sensor plate.
* If the RPM immediately falls off, the mixture is probably too rich.
* If you pull down, and the idle falls off, you could either be too lean, or about right. Do the step immediately below to find out.
* If the RPM slightly rises, then falls off as you continue to raise the sensor plate, it may be close to right.
* You are trying for about 14.7:1.
* The required movement of the sensor plate is slight, on the order of maybe a 1/16" or less.