Timing for a 1989 302 .30 over

[stevesLX]

My timing is set at 0 right now and if I try to advance it or retard it it wants to fall on its face. I am not even quite sure what its suppose to be set at.

 

[HISSIN50]

Any chance the balancer slipped or is incorrect? As you try to advance it, the idle should increase a little.

Post up what was done since the car was able to be timed.

Good luck Steve.

 

[Deleted member 87397]

Balance or Dist. might be off. You should be able to advance it quite a bit without it dying on you.

 

[sawbones25]

Stock is 10 degrees btdc. If you can't even get it to that then either the distributer is off a tooth, the camshaft was installed incorrectly or timing chain has stretched or jumped a tooth, or the balancer/timing marks are wrong.
Or all of the above. I'd bet on the camshaft being in there wrong.

Just checking, are you pulling the spout connector out before checking the timing?