Posted: Tue 1:47 pm Post subject: Re: Timing Lights
I have always used a degree wheel or measured and marked the stock pulley at the desired point. Posted: Tue 5:17 am Post subject: Re: Timing Lights No need for that big timing light in your travel tool kit.Īlso, it makes the total advance much easier to set without a degreed pulley. Label it with whatever the static timing is, and if you need it, you can drop it in place, static time it, and drive away. This is a good way to set up a backup distributor to carry in your spare parts kit.
#Innova 3551 full#
That way, each time you adjust point gap, change points, or fiddle with anything else, as long as it is the same distributor and the internal advance curve wasn't changed, you can set the static timing knowing your full advance will be perfect. Then, once you let things settle back into idle, you will see where exactly your advance, at idle, needs to be set. (say, above 2500) With a dial in style light, you can rev the engine while adjusting your distributor to "dial in" your exact desired total advance. Posted: Mon 4:31 pm Post subject: Re: Timing Lightsĭepending on your distributor, you are looking to achieve 28-30 degrees total advance at high RPM. How do these "advance dial" lights work and how would it improve my life? Posted: Mon 4:18 pm Post subject: Re: Timing LightsĮducate me, I am old school there a timing light is triggered by the impulse it picks up on your #1 plug wire and gives a flash on the pulley. Makes it really easy to dial in the correct total advance for our sensitive air cooled VW's. I would recommend the version with the advance dial. Posted: Mon 3:52 pm Post subject: Re: Timing Lights
Innova also has higher end lights but if you just want a simple timing light the 3551 is the one to get. Gets very good reviews so just a heads up that you can get a better timing light then the one at HF for the same price. Just got an Innova 3551 off eBay for the same price as the Harbor Freight timing light. Researched and found they are very sensitive and break easily.
It worked for what I wanted that 1 time, but then when I go to use it a 2nd time earlier this week it didn't work. Needed a timing light in a pinch a few months ago so I got the one at Harbor Freight for $30. Posted: Fri 4:05 pm Post subject: Timing Lights Quick sort: Show newest posts on top | Show oldest posts on top
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