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Re: Need details on setting timing with vacuum guage #43498 02/08/2004 4:04 AM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 70 ventura W warren Member
warren Member W Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 70 ventura	You set mixture with a vacum gauge at idle I have never heard or done it the way you are taking about, I always set timing on my own stuff like you did back off till it stoppes pinging

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Need details on setting timing with vacuum guage	izzenhood	02/08/2004 3:49 AM
Re: Need details on setting timing with vacuum guage	warren	02/08/2004 4:04 AM
Re: Need details on setting timing with vacuum guage	izzenhood	02/08/2004 4:30 AM
Re: Need details on setting timing with vacuum guage	gusc	02/11/2004 5:47 AM
Re: Need details on setting timing with vacuum guage	izzenhood	02/11/2004 6:09 AM
Re: Need details on setting timing with vacuum guage	hvp	02/12/2004 4:28 PM

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