Front-toolbox: how to set the ignition timing

[40 Deluxe]

Originally Posted by Big hammer

As Tom Wesenberg has said, set the timing and forget it! If you have to remove the distributor cam then you will need to reset the timing. If you remove the distributor, you may need to retime if you turn the motor while it’s out. Why do we mess with the timing? The points wear and this affects the the timing, just adjust and have a nice drive! :-)

It's rather humorous how some guys get so fussy about setting the initial timing so often with expensive gadgets, yet don't think about the fact that they are changing the timing as soon as they move the spark lever! And usually don't know why they set it where they set it("Uncle Joe said to set it halfway", etc).
It's like the furniture builder who measures with a micrometer, marks it with chalk, and cuts it with an axe!