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Jack E/NJ · 08-04-2021, 05:06 PM

>>>Called for tech help and they just install distributor and adjust by sound for timing.>>>

If they mean 'play it by ear', that's what I've always done even with timing marks and a bright strobe. If I think it pings too much, then I back off a smidgen at a time till I think it doesn't ping too much. 8^)

08-04-2021, 05:06 PM	#4
Jack E/NJ Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 2,173	Re: Mallory Electronic Ignition for 1940 Flathead >>>Called for tech help and they just install distributor and adjust by sound for timing.>>> If they mean 'play it by ear', that's what I've always done even with timing marks and a bright strobe. If I think it pings too much, then I back off a smidgen at a time till I think it doesn't ping too much. 8^)