<VV> timing

[Sethracer at aol.com]

Great if you have points, not so easy with a Pertronix.  I doubt if it  
will trigger at, essentially, zero RPM. At step J set the  rotational position 
so it appears as the rotor is pointing at the post in  the cap for cylinder 
#1. Then tighten the distributor down, but not totally  tight. Go ahead and 
start it up and set the timing with a light. 
 
I also suggest another helper. Before you drop the distributor in, when you 
 have the timing mark at (or near) the TDC indicator on the 
balancer/pulley, take  a minute and mark the exact timing point on the balancer/pulley. 
Here is what I  did last week. I wiped the area on the pulley near the timing 
mark very  clean. Then I took a bottle of real "white out" and marked about a 
3/8"  wide section of the pulley, with the timing slot in the middle. After 
a few  minutes, the white out dries fully. After that, take a narrow black 
magic  marker, and mark the center of the slot. It makes it VERY easy to see 
the flash  of the timing light while timing.
 
- Seth Emerson
 
 
In a message dated 10/11/2011 6:14:40 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
patiomatt at aol.com writes:

I   Connect wire from Dist. to "-" of coil
J  Add  Dist. cap / Coil lead and # 1 SP wire.....with sparkplug in! Hold 
SP against  metal.
K  Turn on Ignition..DO NOT CRANK ENGINE
L  By  hand..Rotate Dist CW all the way it will go [ hits eng.]
M  Rotate CCW  slowly until #1 SP fires STOP Tighten down dist.

NOTE: if you set the  points right / have spark...there is no reason to move
the Distributor. ANY  engine will run with this timing. Any problems with 
missing / bad idle is the  Carbs or the Sparkplugs /wires,  etc.