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Synchro909 · 06-30-2016, 05:13 PM

It's tomorrow here now (???) and I thank all of the respondents. I'm going to run 98 octane till I get home, then get in touch with FS for advice and maybe new springs. If that is the trouble,it started very suddenly but it's worth a look. Going back to manual advance might be the way to go.
This distributor has been almost impossible to time righ from the start. I'm sure I got one of those faulty triggers (the aluminum thingy that goes on the shaft). There was a batch that were all over the place. Something also to speak to FS about!
All that said though, doesn't explain how the engine can be pinging while cruising at 50mph one moment, then not when I,m at 40 lugging on a hill.
I'll be seeking all the wise counsel I can when I get home (on Sunday).

06-30-2016, 05:13 PM	#12
Synchro909 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 7,564	Re: Pinging It's tomorrow here now (???) and I thank all of the respondents. I'm going to run 98 octane till I get home, then get in touch with FS for advice and maybe new springs. If that is the trouble,it started very suddenly but it's worth a look. Going back to manual advance might be the way to go. This distributor has been almost impossible to time righ from the start. I'm sure I got one of those faulty triggers (the aluminum thingy that goes on the shaft). There was a batch that were all over the place. Something also to speak to FS about! All that said though, doesn't explain how the engine can be pinging while cruising at 50mph one moment, then not when I,m at 40 lugging on a hill. I'll be seeking all the wise counsel I can when I get home (on Sunday). __________________ I'm part of the only ever generation with an analogue childhood and a digital adulthood. Last edited by Synchro909; 06-30-2016 at 05:18 PM.