The Ford Barn

Brobrian · 01-08-2015, 05:18 PM

A video on Youtube features Les Andrews giving a talk on timing. Thinking I know it all, I ignored it at first. Then on a whim I decided to check it out. As he was talking about "Setup", he mentioned making sure the notch in the back of the distributor body allows full retard and advance of the spark lever. Today when I rechecked my timing (about once a year for me), I checked this for the first time. It was way off! I was only getting about half the travel I should have. After adjusting the steering column properly, something I didn't know I could do having owned a '28 for most of my life, and retiming the car, I can't believe how much better it runs.

01-08-2015, 05:18 PM	#1
Brobrian Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 315	Les Andrews Timing on Youtube A video on Youtube features Les Andrews giving a talk on timing. Thinking I know it all, I ignored it at first. Then on a whim I decided to check it out. As he was talking about "Setup", he mentioned making sure the notch in the back of the distributor body allows full retard and advance of the spark lever. Today when I rechecked my timing (about once a year for me), I checked this for the first time. It was way off! I was only getting about half the travel I should have. After adjusting the steering column properly, something I didn't know I could do having owned a '28 for most of my life, and retiming the car, I can't believe how much better it runs. __________________ Forty horses is plenty.