Re: [AMC-List] backfire through carb

[Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx>]

Not all cars with the feedback carb had the knock sensor though...

Ken 

Quoting Jim Blair <carnuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>:

> A: If you are running a Carter BBD with feedback carb, the timing will self 
> adjust as long as the knock sensor functions unless it's had the Nutter 
> Bypass done.
> 
> 
> From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [AMC-List] backfire through carb
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> 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.
> 
> 
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