not a timing issue since the iron duke 2.5 engine has no timing belt
Most likely you did not align properly the mark, it causes the engine to have wrong timing as result the engine knocks.
Depends on the car. Mark your present timing place. Then advance timing until it clatters(spark knocks) then retard it until it does not. Vehicle will have a miss while running, usaually getting worse at higher rpms Depends on the car. Mark your present timing place. Then advance timing until it clatters(spark knocks) then retard it until it does not.
Correct timing is what ever the manufacture recommends.
In a way, yes. When detonation occurs, you car knocks. Detonation is what it's called when there's gasoline combustion occurs after the normal timing of the engine (after the spark occurs). If your car is properly tuned, i.e. correct timing, has correct plugs that are gapped correctly, etc. then your car can knock, also known as "ping", because of bad gas or overheating (low coolant). What the knock sensor does is retards the timing of the car to help the detonation occur during the proper time. This retardation of timing does have a penalty of lower power. Typically, this power loss is temporary because a knock should only occur a couple of times. If your car knocks a lot, and your knock sensor is constantly retarding your car's timing, you can lose significant power because there is another problem that needs to be addressed. Quite possibly a tank of bad gas.
needs different octane fuel or ignition timing off
It depends on the motor..if you have overhead cam...then YES. The timing belt has to be removed when the water pump is changed and the cam sprockets have to be set to correct timing when the belt is replaced.
No it will not. Unless it has slip so mush that it has changed timing. Check the ignition timing for your car, make sure that it's correct. If not you have to fix it ASAP.
Hoo I set the correct timing on a 1993 mazda protege
Think you are talking about 'pinking'. Check plug electrode gap is correct, check distributor advance/retard mechanism, reset/retard ignition timing
a timing gun
It has a timing belt that should be changed every 60,000 miles. It is recommended that the water pump be changed with the timing belt.
When should the timing belts be changed on a 2001 Mitsubishi, Galant?