yes, such was the case on an 85 Jeep Cherokee I had...timing that thing was
a total pain...what marks?

Dave

On 4/25/06, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote:
>
> Not really sure. Could be a combination of mechanical wear, electrical
> inefficiency due to aging of electrical parts, could be a combination of
> any number of small things. Just not sure. Experience has demonstrated
> to me over time that things as they age often have to be set differently
> than by  the numbers as set by the factory.
>
> Regards,
>
> John Rodgers
> 88 GL Driver
>
> David Bohannan wrote:
> > What do you think accounts for the fact that you had to split the diff
> to
> > get it to work? Slack in the dist? wear in the engine?
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > On 4/25/06, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote:
> >
> >> I'm back online at last!
> >>
> >> Blasted computer has totally frustrated me .... computer crash!!
> Install
> >> new mother-board, Crash!!, Re-install all software, Crash!!! Hours and
> >> hours spent struggling with it all - then I crashed!   Finally
> >> re-formatted all the drives, re-installed all the software, and that
> >> worked. At long last I'm back in the ether! What a PITA!! My computer
> >> has been down for almost a month, and it is a major working tool. Sure
> >> lost some ground this time around.
> >>
> >> Lated Vanagon wrinkle - set the timing on the old WBX. It had a spark
> >> rattle under load. With the timing light strobe I could tell it was way
> >> advanced, so I  reset it by the book to 5 degrees. Spark rattle gone,
> >> but noticeable power loss. So I reset it again by splitting the
> >> difference between where it was, and the 5 degree book setting. That
> >> seemed to work. It now runs smooth, no rattle, and good  power.  It is
> >> probably set about 7-1/2 degrees BTDC, but seems to work best there.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> John Rodgers
> >> 88 GL Driver
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Dave - KC9FYM
> > http://fjazzbass.blogspot.com
> >
> >
> >
>
>

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