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Old 05-18-2009, 10:45 AM
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Cold running

Yes, I would have preferred to have taken the scientific approach, but as you say, I just need it fixed. When you're looking at taking a 41-year-old boat through downtown Chicago on a Saturday morning and the city stops traffic at 22 different bridges and one lock for you.... you better be ready to go and keep going for five hours straight. Stopping for a fix is not an option.

We'll never know for sure, but I think the issue was the timing. After setting the points I then (for the first time) did the adjustment with the distributor mount.

I would have to go look at my references - and maybe here Don or someone else could clarify it for other readers interested in this issue - but I think if you're running on the cool side AND you have dry & sooty plugs then you're probably looking at a timing issue. Don't rely on my word for it, but later postings might clarify that. (And yes, that's what my plugs looked like)

Good luck to all, hope this helps someone else in some way.
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