where to test distributor?

[Brendella]

where are some recommended places to have my distributor tested.
thanks in advance.

[Blown 472]

Tested for what?

[Brendella]

TEST TO SEE WHAT THE ADVANCE IS SET AT.

[Boater Bill]

See if one of your friends has a timing light with an advance "knob" on it or one of those neat electrical ones that does everything except the dishes. With one of these you can determine initial and advance timing. If you want your dist checked and recurved etc, get out the yellow pages and call some performance shops in your area and they should be able to point you to someone.

[GofastRacer]

If you can't get a hold of a timing light with a "Dial Back" on it, get a $2 timing tape for the damptner, that will tell you what you're timing is doing... :cool:

[obnoxious001]

Brendella Brian
There is a good shop here in town. Besides checking the advance, the distributor machine checks to make sure that the distributor is functioning properly, fairly important if you are running a points type distributor. With an electronic distributor, we can check the basics like freeplay in the bearings, and advance weights and springs, and then just set the engine timing for total advance.

[Blown 472]

Brendella:
TEST TO SEE WHAT THE ADVANCE IS SET AT. No need to shout. You can check that yourself, a tape on the balancer is a great start, if it is a chevy they are easy to recurve as everything is right on top.

[Brendella]

thanks guys
don't mean to have (that yelling going on it is just the work computor.
obnox. I will me in touch with you.

[Blown 472]

Thats cool, one thing I have found is I get a better result of recurving in the motor, I have had a couple of dist recurved on a machine only to go back and do it myself, I think I might have something to do with load. wink

[Brendella]

I really don't want to redo the curve. more interrested in finding what my curve is set at so iI can time it up.

[Blown 472]

What is it in?? if a ford they put some big ol springs in the stock stuff that I dont think would hit full advance at 10,000 rpm.

[Brendella]

it is a mallory points distr. that has a pertronix electronix conversion.
obnox. If you have that # pm me please then I can get a ahead on the timing issue with you when you have an open time frame.
thanks all for your input and help.

[kp216]

Brendella - I just bought a Pertronix Ignitor II to take the place of my Mallory single point distributor. I also bought a Mallory advance curve kit.
According to the instructions with the curve kit, all Mallory 8 cylinder distributors came preset from the factory with 24 degrees advance. The curve kit also includes a degree key to check your advance. Mine was still at 24 degrees on the nose.