timing again..

[Suspect]

sorry guys. searched, but not exactly coming up with what i need. 1st i know how to do it. when i installed my intake i took out the distributor. when i put it back in the spark plug wires arent lined up the way the were. didnt time it cuz i didnt have a light (bought one finally) so i ran it with no problems. actually was running real strong. now today i went and checked it. it was at 20*. woah! i know stock is 10* and usually 14* is the pretty much what everyone runs. messed with it a lil and got it to 12* put the spout back in shut it down and checked it again. jumped to 18*?? so i got a lil confused. did it again same thing, i stopped cuz its dark. ill be doing it again 2morrow.
not my real problem, im sure i can get it timed. whats bothering me is my spark plug wires are runnin kinda crazy. its bothering me. i wanna know if i can pull out the distributor and twist it back to normal to straighten out my wires then time it?? if not come someone explain how i can get them lined back right?

u can see here how the wires are twisting, id like to get em back the way they were. its really bothering me.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/kidala630/100_0095.jpg

 

[Cobra4075]

Leave the distributer alone and just pop the cap off with the wires. Or take one wire at a time off and fix it that way.

 

[bimmertech]

the timing will jump back up when plug the spout back in.

yes you can just plop out the distr and rotate it to line it back up. what i do is take off the cap and find out what cyl you are on, then pull the distr out. line up the rotor with the cyl you were on then put the distr in the way you want it, leaving room of couse for having to turn it for timing.

hope this is what you are wanting.

 

[Suspect]

(cobra4075) tried that. still doesnt work out. they were nice and neat before i took it out.

 

[Suspect]

the timing will jump back up when plug the spout back in.

yes you can just plop out the distr and rotate it to line it back up. what i do is take off the cap and find out what cyl you are on, then pull the distr out. line up the rotor with the cyl you were on then put the distr in the way you want it, leaving room of couse for having to turn it for timing.

hope this is what you are wanting.

y does the timing jump back up? how will i get it?

i think i know what u mean. anyways thxs. im a try it 2morrow!

 

[CManT1914]

y does the timing jump back up? how will i get it?

i think i know what u mean. anyways thxs. im a try it 2morrow!

Because 10* (or whatever you set it at the distributor) is the base timing. The computer then adds and subtracts more depending on a lot of different variables (load, throttle position, engine temperature etc.). The spout is just the link that gives control back to the computer. Without it, the computer can not add any timing, so you're running "locked out" on 10* timing all the time. So when you set it to 10*, then plug the spout back in, the computer usually adds about 10 more to make it idle around 20*. You will usually see anywhere from 30 to 50* spark advance under different driving conditions.

 

[Suspect]

this is why i love :SNSign: got it done! u guys are awesome!!! took hardly no time at all.

 

[CManT1914]

this is why i love :SNSign: got it done! u guys are awesome!!! took hardly no time at all.

good to hear dude.