O.K. - Here we go. First I use a light on intial timing of an engine, after I know where it it is I can adjust up or down a bit for final timing by listening. Just how people I run with have alwys timed an engine. Chilton's for instance is about 4 degrees off of what it actually should be set at for my set up. I don't want you to think I just set any old place, I referenced the "suggested" timing when we first fired it and then adjusted where it needed to be.

Last Night Leaving Work - Fired up just fine, very quickly as always. As I pulled away it started that poping, stuttering thing with lots of white smoke, and with each shift. I mean I was at a light and smoked the entire intersection (You want to talk about embarrasing). I drove off about a mile up the road to my bank where I knew I had an empty parking lot, smoking the whole way. Got out reved a bit, tons of smoke. Stopped the vehicle, pulled plug wires and retached firmly (fells like it may be misfiring), check pvc valve, carb, etc. Fired back up with little to no smoke. Drove down the road, hopped out and reved it with zero smoke whatsoever. Drove 15 min down the road, ran perfect no smoke and stopped for gas. Filled up, fired her up, reved her serveral times, ran smooth and clean, not even a hint of smoke. Drove the next 15 min home, running perfect. (Each 15 min run was running about 55 mph) Slowed down to make a left towards my house, downshifted into second and it blew mass amounts of white smoke out as I accelerated through second, third & into fourth. Running slow and rough. Feels like it about 3/4 the regular amount of power. Like not running on all 6 cyl. Fired it up this morning, lots of smoke and it is spraying black water onto the pavement. Doesn't smell like anything really but exhaust. Not oil, gas, coolant, etc. I pulled the radiator cap and coolant is right at the top, so I figure not a head gasket. Will pull plugs when I get home tonight. What do you think? I am at a loss as why it would do it and then run perfect with no smoke? Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Would love to figure it today. Had plans to wheel tomorrow.

Thanks Again