[DeTomaso] Pandora question

Dave Londry davel at emspace.com
Wed Nov 24 22:20:57 EST 2010


Yes that's it -
Next,  when do you see the 38 degree advance?
That would be a normal all-in advance over 3000 rpm or so.
(16 static + 22 dynamic) or at much lower rpm if you have a vacuum 
advance system.

dave



On 11/24/2010 6:24 PM, B. Seib wrote:
> [DeTomaso] Pandora question
> Christopher Kimball chrisvkimball at msn.com
> Wed Nov 24 20:06:38 CST 2010
>
> Chris
> Just rotate the engine one complete turn and you will find all is well with
> the rotor.
> The crank turns twice for every firing and you are on the wrong stroke of
> number one cylinder (TDC with both valves open).
> Kind Regards
> Barry
>
>
>
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Those of you who have been on the forum for the last four years have
> probably seen at least one or two of my emails concerning the travails of my
> '72; Pandora, as she's been christened.
>
> Recently, I've had starting problems and a few other glitches.  Well, with
> help from Jeff Kimball, Doug Braun, Mike Thomas, and Stephan from Paris,
> several issues have been cleared up lately, but the weird timing mark
> problem persisted.  The car runs great at 38 degrees before top dead center
> instead of 16.
>
> The idea was floated that maybe my distributor was installed incorrectly,
> and that I should check to be sure the rotor was pointed toward the #1
> cylinder at 0 degrees at top dead center.  I rotated the engine until the
> damper was at 0 and then removed my distributor cap.  My assumption is that
> when one says "the rotor is pointed toward the #1 cylinder" that means the
> brass contact would be in the position to be touching the contact inside the
> distributor cap that goes to the #1 cylinder's spark plug wire.
>
> If that is the case, then the distributor is in 180 degrees backward, since
> the brass contact on the rotor is facing exactly opposite of the #1
> cylinder, assuming the #1 cylinder is the farthest forward cylinder on the
> passenger side of the engine.
>
> If that is true and I need to rotate the distributor, is there any trick to
> it, or do I just remove the nut I usually loosen to adjust the distributor
> for timing, and then the little horseshoe clamp, then lift up on the
> distributor and turn it to the right position?
>
> Thanks, and Happy Thanksgiving.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Chris
>
>
>
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