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[Dave Londry]

Wahooo!
With an msd setup (no vac advance) I like 18 degrees initial,
but I do the setting at 21degrees @1000 rpm.
dave

(except for trying to pass emissions of course)
And that's 10.8:1, 94 octane and 0.052 gap
dave

Erik Anderson wrote:
> The good news is that I'm pretty sure I got the distributor back in with the rotor near identical to where I marked it. (Thanks, Jack!)
>
> She fired up right away and, after she warmed up a bit, I was able to adjust the idle to its former beautiful self (idling around 800rpm). I locked down the dist bolt and took her for a drive. I think the timing is a bit retarded (similar to the owner) and the idle seemed to slip a bit (down to the 400-500 rpm range) so I will advance it a bit more once the engine cools down ...
>
> She drove pretty good into second gear, but I know the timing's a bit off. Just glad to hear her fire up again, though. I'm less panic'd!
>
> Thanks to everyone for their insight and assistance. 
>
> EA
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