Jed,

What you are describing is the typical 'hole' created by the 009 distributor.
The best cure is a distributor w/ vacuum advance, though with the progressive
that may be a problem.  "Conventional Wisdom" says that you have to learn to
live with it 'cause EVERYONE knows that the 009 is good for at least 200 free
horsepower and they are kewl. (Heavy sarcasm...)

You also might try to time for total advance.  Should be around 38 deg. @ 2000
rpm if I remember right.

Jim Arnott
WetWesties
Union, OR

Jed Thompson wrote:
>
> Hi volks! Gotta question.....
>
> I have a newly aquired 80 westy with a new (2000 miles) 2.0L CV engine
> converted for a Weber Progressive (i think) carb. There is no emmisions
> valve stuff (EGR etc.) anywhere (that I know of). i have had the absolute
> worst time trying to get this thing timed right.  I just got a timing scale
> from Bus Depot and got it mounted, found and marked the timing marks on the
> pully, but I cant get it... I have a 009 distributor (no vaccume advance)
> which I converted to electronic (I hate points) and currently have the
> timing around 8 btdc. The idle is bouncing from about 850 to 1000 and the
> engine  hesitates for a second when I'm accelerating from a dead stop.
> Every once in a while when I turn off the engine i get a little baby
> backfire [more like a backburp :) ]. Any ideas? Maybe it's somting else? I
> think I have the mixture on the carb right and everything runs perfect after
> about 5 mph but its just annoying ya know? Thanks.
>
> Jed Thompson
> Sk8487@msn.com