Send AMC-List mailing list submissions to amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://www.amc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to amc-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx You can reach the person managing the list at amc-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxx When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of AMC-List digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: backfire through carb (Tom Jennings) 2. Re: Back Fire Through Carb (Mr. AMC) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 00:45:44 -0700 From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx> Subject: Re: [AMC-List] backfire through carb To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx Message-ID: <1151307945.28671.64.camel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Content-Type: text/plain Timing. Retarded. Me I mean. On the road trip to Santa Fe last week I'd retarded it on the side-of-the-road "a few degrees" to deal with the crap gas I was buying. A "few" turned out to be 10. Can't beat actual measurement! Didn't pinging though, uhuh. The 87-93 Clymer's Jeep 258 book I have, says the carburetted motor wants 9 - 11 btdc static timing. I never bothered to look in the newer books before [but wanted to double-check the new-fangled timing mark setup], I assumed (ahem) it would be the same as older models (usually 4 - 6btdc). Wrong again. I set it to 8btdc. I'll find out tomorrow on the drive to Irvine (45 mi. each way). I hope I'm not wrong a third time. ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 06:14:49 -0400 From: AMC74Hornet@xxxxxxxxx (Mr. AMC) Subject: Re: [AMC-List] Back Fire Through Carb To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx Message-ID: <2864-449FB399-5508@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Tom I hope that cures your problem. Me with the crap gas we have had for years I gave up using a timing light long ago and have set my timing by ear under a load on a hill. "Doc" ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ AMC-List mailing list AMC-List@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.amc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list End of AMC-List Digest, Vol 5, Issue 51 ***************************************