<VV> Timing Question 110

[Marc Sheridan]

I chased a pinging problem on my 110 for a long time. It turned out to be a vacuum leak. The balance tube is a good place to look for leaks.

Marc Sheridan
'66 Monza 110/4
Waverly OH

---- ChiefTAM at aol.com wrote: 
> 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