How to: 500 efi timing
06-27-2018 | 05:34 PM
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How to: 500 efi timing
i had the chance to adjust timing on carbed engine pretty often
but i was told there is something else to do for an efi engine so it does not move advance while trying to change timing
so!
what needs to be disconnected? Or jumped? Or whatever?
before playing with distributor?
this must not be rocket science right?
but i was told there is something else to do for an efi engine so it does not move advance while trying to change timing
so!
what needs to be disconnected? Or jumped? Or whatever?
before playing with distributor?
this must not be rocket science right?
06-29-2018 | 10:50 AM
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If you don't have a scan tool or jumper plug, you can go the high tech way and use a paper clip. Jump the A and B terminals in the data plug. That will put it in base timing mode. The timing will not move now no matter what rpm you put the engine at. Set it to 8*. It doesn't matter what rpm you put the engine, but the timing will be more steady if you raise it to about 1700-1800 rpm. At idle, it will move around some and make it difficult to get an exact reading due to the slack in the timing set, distributor to cam gear play, etc. If you bring it up, the timing will stabilize and allow you to get a good reading.
It's very important to set it at exactly 8*. If you set it at 10*, you will have 2* more timing everywhere. Same applies if it's lower than 8*. The ECM has no way of knowing where you set it. It just uses the 8* as a reference.
Eddie
It's very important to set it at exactly 8*. If you set it at 10*, you will have 2* more timing everywhere. Same applies if it's lower than 8*. The ECM has no way of knowing where you set it. It just uses the 8* as a reference.
Eddie
06-29-2018 | 10:58 AM
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paper clip tech tip:
Obviously black paper clips are coated in plastic, so you have to grind the coating off the ends to make the metal exposed.
But many people don't realize bare metal paperclips are actually coated in clear plastic, so make sure to grind the plastic off it's ends and verify you are down to metal.
Obviously black paper clips are coated in plastic, so you have to grind the coating off the ends to make the metal exposed.
But many people don't realize bare metal paperclips are actually coated in clear plastic, so make sure to grind the plastic off it's ends and verify you are down to metal.
