 Static timing 73 1.7, Doing something wrong |
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| EJP914 |
 Jul 27 2026, 06:05 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 297 Joined: 14-June 03 From: Monroeville, PA Member No.: 821  |
I am attempting to static time my car after a local shop had it for 4 months and did not fix it.
I am following these abbreviated instructions… Remove cap, rotor points to #1 on the cap. Using a 12v test light with clip end to ground and pointy end to the neg side of the coil. Loosen dizzy clamp bolt. Turn on ignition. Rotate dizzy clockwise until test light goes out. Turn back counterclockwise (the direction the rotor spins) until light goes back on. Tighten clamp, etc. Sounds ample enough. I can turn the distributor quite a ways clockwise and the test light never goes out. Why would that be? Also, doesn’t the rotor turn clockwise? . Would appreciate any directions, help and criticism. Even simple electronics baffle me. Thanks EJP914 |
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| Jack Standz |
Jul 27 2026, 06:16 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 885 Joined: 15-November 19 From: Happy Place (& surrounding area) Member No.: 23,644 Region Association: None 
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Guessing it's a point type distributor?
Just a guess, but maybe the points are are not opening/closing because they aren't tightened down nor adjusted correctly? BTW, do not assume the distributor is installed correctly. Start by putting the motor at TDC on the compression stroke for the #1 cylinder. Then make sure the distributor is set to fire on #1. Check that you're getting a good spark too. Then you can set the point gap or even better use a dwell meter to set the dwell. Or even better use an electronic distributor/conversion. |
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| dtmehall |
Jul 27 2026, 06:24 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 328 Joined: 21-December 23 From: Michigan Member No.: 27,808 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
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| emerygt350 |
Jul 27 2026, 07:40 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,680 Joined: 20-July 21 From: Upstate, NY Member No.: 25,740 Region Association: North East States |
Don't overthink it. As stated above, verify tdc, verify point gap, then just lock her down in the general vicinity of 1. These things will run way out of appropriate timing. Better on the advanced side a hair but it doesn't really matter. Then time it as you normally would.
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| dtmehall |
Jul 27 2026, 08:10 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 328 Joined: 21-December 23 From: Michigan Member No.: 27,808 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
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