With a timing light of course. Your crank pully should have 2 marks on it, the first mark is for the leading plugs and is 5 degrees AFTER top dead center (atdc) and the second mark is for trailing and is 20 degrees AFTER top dead center (atdc). Your 85 should have vacuum advance on your distributer, be sure to unplug the vacuum line and cap it off while stetting your timing. Trust me when I say, use only your timing marks, playing with your timing on rotaries causes all sorts of problems
what is the timing to be set on a 85 town car with a 302 with tb injetion
Depends, which engine is in the 85, 13b or 12a?
on top of the water pump housing
check timing. timing advance. or slack in timing chain/belt
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sounds like a sparkplug is fouled or the timing is off
the timing marks are on the rear of the engine @ the top of the transmission bell housing,use the mark on the flywheel & pointer on the bell housing to line up the timing marks.
what timing are you trying to set? the cam timing or the ignition timing?
Timing is set by the PCM and not adjustable.
warm the car up to operating temperature. turn car off, unscrew the over in the console(cigarette lighter area) and jumper terminals a and b on the accl connector. set up your timing light and make sure the belts are clear. start the car with the jumper in place. the check engine light should flash, this is normal, set timing to what is specified on the label on the inside of your engine lid, my 85 se 2m6 is set at 10 degrees btc. marks are on the crank pulley for timing. set timing light off number one cylinder sparkplug wire. one is closest to trunk area and passenger side of car.
The timing for a 1985 Chevy 2.8 V6 is 100 BTDC.
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