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[40 Deluxe]

Originally Posted by bigd1101

Hi Dave.....very helpful post. Your car is a twin of mine in paint and body style. Set the timing too so I should be good to go in the Spring

Don

Actually, unless you're running a B distributor, you are setting the timing whenever you move the spark (timing) lever. Fiddling with the timing pin in the front cover and the points cam in the distributor only sets initial timing for starting purposes, and never changes as long as you keep the points gapped correctly (or the timing gears wear out). If you don't advance the timing enough with the lever as you drive, the engine will overheat.