Timing on 1995 57

[long_island]

"After suffering all last seas

"After suffering all last season with a dieseling problem on my 4 barrel 1995 5.7 Mercruiser straight inboard, I eyeballed the distributer counterclockwise a touch and results were good. No dieseling, quick sure starts and more RPM's. However to hit it with a timing light: What RPM's, in gear or not, 8 degrees and am i grounding something on this distributer? It is some generation of Thunderbolt ignition. Thanks and have a good weekend."

 

[bill_k]

after grounding the bypass wir

after grounding the bypass wire set your RPMs at 650 and set your timing at 10 BTDC you might need to adjust your idle while doing this

 

[long_island]

Where is the bypass wire? I th

Where is the bypass wire? I think some Thunderbolts need a grounding others do not. Thanks

 

[bill_k]

should be a purple with a whit

should be a purple with a white stripe or in some cases it's the only wire coming from the dist. thats not hooked up to anything