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 Timing Light, Timing, and Ping Ping!
#835019
09/09/07 11:14 PM
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Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 34
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Getting the Wheeling Fever
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Well i got back from Oregon today and decided to go check the timing on the Gen 1 to see if its set where its supposed to be because my idle is alittle unstable at times and i can hear it pinging. So i hooked up my gun and fired up the rig and my light doesnt come on so i triple checked all my hook ups and try again and it flashed once and then would flash randomly about 20-30 seconds apart. So i think my gun is faulty so to test it i hooked it up to the coil, and it flashed rapidly, so the gun works yea? so i hook it up the the #1 plug again and still just a flash every so often. So i try hooking it to the #1 spot on the Dissy cap and it does the same thing. so after awhile i figure out that when the motors idle drops down to almost a stall the light works fine but as soon as the rpms start to come back up the light stops working and only flashes when the idle drops a bit and just before stall again it works like it should. So i try to adjust timing with my head listening to see if the engine runs any better and when its set at TDC and the rotor sitting at #1 i mark the setting on the dissy and start to adjust it but as soon as i move it alittle it quickly loses all will to live and starts to sputter out so i set it back to where i started. Now i can only turn it one way because its all the way up to make rotor set as close to #1 as it can. So im wondering if my dissy needs to be rotated 180? so i can try to adjust the opposite way or what? Im not sure where to go from here but i need to get rid of the pinging before i make it a DD. Can someone help me out here?
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Re: Timing Light, Timing, and Ping Ping!
[Re: Boostcreepr]
#835020
09/10/07 02:15 AM
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Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 34
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Getting the Wheeling Fever
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ahhh come on guys! No one knows what would cause the timing light only to work when idle is low?
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Re: Timing Light, Timing, and Ping Ping!
[Re: Boostcreepr]
#835021
09/10/07 07:07 PM
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Joined: Feb 2000
Posts: 3,269
Roll Me Over
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Year?, Model?, Engine?,
Help us help you...
99 Gen 2.5, fixing blown head gasket
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-Can Change a timing belt in my sleep..
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Re: Timing Light, Timing, and Ping Ping!
[Re: justice]
#835022
09/10/07 07:17 PM
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Joined: May 2007
Posts: 4,628
Roll Me Over
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I love that line <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" />
Fasteddy's advice is occasionally sound...
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Re: Timing Light, Timing, and Ping Ping!
[Re: hazy_daze]
#835023
09/10/07 08:18 PM
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Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 1,538
Body Damage is Cool
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I had a similar problem on my old G54B 2.6. and my distributor was 180 out. its worth a try!!! what do you have to lose???? check the plug wires aswell!!!! maybe that wire has gone bad!
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Re: Timing Light, Timing, and Ping Ping!
[Re: torquemonster]
#835024
09/11/07 12:35 AM
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Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 34
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Getting the Wheeling Fever
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ahh yesss... 86 montero 2.6l 
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Re: Timing Light, Timing, and Ping Ping!
[Re: Boostcreepr]
#835025
09/11/07 04:47 PM
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Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 13,649
Web Wheeler
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If it runs at all, I don't think it's 180* out. Maybe one notch. Do a search for my user name and dizzy install for a complete description.
And I'd suspect the rotor/cap for cracks/tracks as well as a timing issue, or a bad (going) coil that's not outputting enough juice.
Not responsible for advice not taken...
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