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| | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,792 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,792 | At 800 RPM, you're starting to get centrifugal advance, which will make it appear you're over-advanced. Drop the idle speed to 500 or less, and use the screw clamp around the distributor housing to set the initial timing with the hold-down bolt centered in the slot. Then tweak the setting up or down a little if necessary for fine-tuning.
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