[DeTomaso] Help needed

[Will Kooiman]

Advance the timing until it pings, then back it off a bit.  It will usually
ping in lower rpms when under a load.  You don't want it to ping when you
are driving it normally - i.e. the way you drive.

If it cranks slow, back it off a bit.

And then, hook up the vacuum advance.

You can't trust the timing pointer, since the balancer may have slipped.
For that matter, you should install a new balancer if you have the original,
and at the same time you could order a timing pointer for a 351C.

-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
Behalf Of Jeff Detrich
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 9:40 PM
To: 0; secox48 at gmail.com
Subject: [DeTomaso] Help needed

 Can anyone help?  Thanks,
Jeff
6559

 In a message dated 3/12/2012 4:50:36 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
secox48 at gmail.com writes:

This is an appeal for help on tuning my 1971,  The original timing arrow
has been obliterated and the vacuum advance has been plugged at the carb.
The car has the original 351C motor.  I think I can order the timing
indicator arrow by matching the bolt pattern on the motor (unless someone
has a simpler solution).  What I don't know is what I should set the timing
to with the vacuum advance hooked up.  Anyone help?

Thanks,

Steve Cox, secox48 at gmail.com
Wichita, Ks.
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