johfraser
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- Sep 25, 2008
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- San Francisco
Bought my ?81 240 DL B21F and a full set of green manuals in 1986 . Been doing all the maintenance and repairs myself so I?m not a newbie. However, It has been a few years since doing a timing belt replacement and now I?m confused about setting the timing.
I lined up all the timing marks and belt strips and the distributor rotor is pointing at the notch on the edge of the distributor. I have not moved the distributor. So, the engine started right up but the idle is very low and the timing light shows the spark way retarded. What have I missed?
The car had been running fine, smooth and torquey, with its AW70 and a recent California smog pass.
I lined up all the timing marks and belt strips and the distributor rotor is pointing at the notch on the edge of the distributor. I have not moved the distributor. So, the engine started right up but the idle is very low and the timing light shows the spark way retarded. What have I missed?
The car had been running fine, smooth and torquey, with its AW70 and a recent California smog pass.
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