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It retards the timing so the engine is easier to start. After it starts, it advances the timing back to an advanced position for best engine performance.
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Where is the timing advance wire located on an 84 El Camino?
There is no such thing as a timing advance wire on a 84 El Camino.
What are your preliminary steps to setting the timing on a 1989 Chevy S-10 2.5L and what are the degrees of advance?
AnswerMost of the time, the steps to take to set the timing are on the catalyst sticker under the hood. But first, you must get the vehicle into base timing (usually disconnect a wire from distributor). Remove distributor hold down bolt, hook up timing light to #1 spark plug wire, start engine, and align timing mark (0°) Once this is set, reconnect the wire you had to disconnect for base timing. Timing advance will automatically set itself. if it doesn't, you have a faulty timing advance mechanism on the distributor. You can check timing advance by pointing the timing light at scale (while hooked up to #1 spark plug wire) and rev the motor. Timing marks should move up the scale.On many GM cars and trucks the wire that you disconnect is solid gray in color, it is in the wiring harness on the firewall, the wire has a black plug for separating when doing the timing.
How do you set timing on 1989 Chevy caprice 350 5.7L V8 TBI distribertor?
You have to unplug the distributor advance wire, it's a tan or brown colored wire, set to 0 (or up to about 8 advance) then reconnect the wire.
What is the location of the timing advance wire in a 1993 Chevy pickup?
It will be a tan wire with a black stripe that breaks out of the wireing harness on the fire wall but close to the dist.
How do you time your Chevy 350?
buy a timing light. clip it to the #1 plug wire. loosen the bolt on the distibutor. Unplug the timing advance. start the engine Point it to the harmonic balancer and turn the distributer until the timing mark on the timing cover lines up with the mark on the harmonic balancer. Tighten the distibutor bolt. plug in the timing advance.
What is the set timing for a 1985 Chevy Camaro V8 305 TPI?
unplug the wire that says tach on the dist cap that's the one that reads rpm do this while car is off if this wire is unplugged it will not tell the computer to advance or retart the timing then set your timing to 8 degrees tighten it up and plug it in and that's how you set the timing
Where is the Timing advance wire location 89 suburban?
It's a brown wire with a connector. It's located on the firewall on the driver's side to the left of the power steering booster. Pull the connector apart before checking the timing. Be sure to re-connect afterwards.
Can the timing on a 1984 90hp Evinrude be set by cranking it with the timing advance lever at full advance?
No
How do you set timing on 1963 Cadillac?
disconnect vacumn advance hose, bring down to curb idle, connect timing light to the # 1 spark plug wire, loosen distibutor and adjust as necessary
How do you properly set the timing on a 1989 Chevy 350 Silverado and properly identify and disconnect the timing advance wire if necessary?
Emmisions sticker under hood should have timing setting try 8 before the wire is a single connector look in the plastic cover on top of firewall that holds wires going across it
What is the advance on chevy 350 timing?
The vacuum canister can advance 24 degrees beyond initial timing.
What controls timing advance on 93 Chevy tbi ecm or ignition module?
The ECM does. The module is only a pickup and a signal conditioner. There is a tan wire with a black stripe that disables timing advance when disconnected, so maybe that's whats going on. Its near the realay center on the firewall.
