Timing lights have triggers because continuous operation will burn them out. Especially at higher engine speeds. Loosen the distributor enough so one hand can turn it. Some day a bad ignition wire will give one hell of a jolt and having both hands get the shock so close the belts is not a good thing.

Dennis

----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Elliott <j.michael.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Date: Friday, September 23, 2005 11:13 am
Subject: Re: Timing Light Recomendation. (NVC)

> On 9/23/2005 7:52 AM Ken Lewis wrote:
>
> >I was planning on going to Se^rs and purchasing this timing light:
> >http://tinyurl.com/cjvvp
> >
> >Clamp on/inductive, advance dial, <$100. Anybody have any other
> recomendations?>Ken Lewis
> >http://neksiwel.20m.com/
> >
> That's the one I got. Works fine for me. Taped the trigger on
> (what do
> you need a trigger for, anyway?) so I could lay it near the engine and
> use both hands to twiddle the dizzie. Timing lights should have camera
> body tripod sockets on them so you can mount them on a tripod and
> pointthem where you want them.
>
> --
>
> Hoping the spirit of John Wallace is with you, I remain
>
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> KG6RCR
>