<VV> Timing Question 110

[Harry Yarnell]

13° should be fine, especially with 93 octane.Actually a bit low. Unless the 
harmonic balancer has slipped. Are you sure it's pinging?

harry yarnell
perryman garage and orphanage
hyarnell1 at earthlink.net
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Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 12:32 PM
Subject: <VV> Timing Question 110


> On my newly rebuilt 69 110hp, I am having a bit of a problem with
> pinging/knocking when I let out the clutch to start from a dead stop in 
> 1st gear  when
> the engine is warm.  I thought that the timing might be advanced a bit 
> far, so
> I checked it over the weekend and it was set at about 13 degrees.   As the
> heads were cleaned up, I don't really know what the compression ratio is, 
> but I
> am using 93 octane gas.  Seems like it doesn't have a great deal of  power
> down low when taking off, so I rev the engine a bit, and that is when I 
> get the
> pinging/knocking.  I don't get it then accellerating in the upper  gears,
> just taking off from a start.  The car has a Pertronixs I. Any  ideas on 
> timing?
> Should I retard some more?  To what?   Thanks.
>
> Todd in TX
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