Hey gang,
Just did some routine clean up on my 53. Plugs, cap, rotor, wires, new gaskets on the oil pan, pushrod cover, and valve cover, hoses, and fluids. Interestingly, the trans was leaking too from the fill plug so I changed that fluid with only a half cup of fluid coming out, so really, it wasn’t a fluid change more of an addition!
So with the ignition, I was reading about the octane gauge (if you call it that) on the distributor base. Mine is set to 0. The truck runs great, but there is a noticeable cough when giving the gas, so I figured a little ignition advance was in order. Would this adjustment give me a few degrees advance that I desire? Pretty neat that there’s a little gauge there.
Cheers
Dave
