Bumping timing up with the plate...

[RippinShee]

My builder installed a timing advance plate, and I want to bump my timing up to 5-6 degrees instead of 4. I took the cover off with the phillips screws, and I see the stator and plate back there, but what do i do now to get it to 5? I just dont want to fuck anything up without knowing what to turn.

[VegasJeff]

My builder installed a timing advance plate, and I want to bump my timing up to 5-6 degrees instead of 4. I took the cover off with the phillips screws, and I see the stator and plate back there, but what do i do now to get it to 5? I just dont want to fuck anything up without knowing what to turn.

You have to remove the magneto and loosen up the bolts that hold the plate. You will see on the right side of

the plate where the -/+ numbers are engraved,the center line between -/+ is stock setting.where the cases mate together

is where you set the mark at,so if you turn the plate to the right to where the +5 line matches to the line where the cases

mate your good to go. hope that makes sense to ya? jeff..

[RippinShee]

How do you do that?

[crustydemon]

How do you do that?

You need to get the correct flywheel puller first. Remove the flywheel so you can get to the plate.

[RippinShee]

I can see the numbered plate though when I pull the cover off.

[bbcmudtruck]

You don't have to remove the flywheel to change the timing. Just loosen the three bolts that hold the plate to the cases and alighn the number you want with the seam of the cases.

[papa_smurf49319]

Yup big block chevy mud truck said it!

[DallasGDub]

 

 

 

 

I thought his name meant he was a mud trucker that liked tea, and crumpets.

[RippinShee]

So it is that simple? Pull the cover off, loosen three bolts, shift plate to desired timing, tighten 3 bolts, reinstall cover? That sounds like it takes 10 minutes. lol

[papa_smurf49319]

yup that simple!

[RippinShee]

Haha I bet you guys can't tell me the size of the bolts off hand can ya?

[volcrano]

10mm lol

[VegasJeff]

Haha I bet you guys can't tell me the size of the bolts off hand can ya?

If they are the stock phillip bolts,your gonna have to take the mag off.

[DallasGDub]

They are dual 10mm Hex bolts with a Phillips head for adjustments. (Looks like the clutch pressure plate bolts). I think you can fit a small wrench in the back without having to remove the flywheel. It is pretty tight tho.

[papa_smurf49319]

ya mine are 10mm and you can get to them with the flywheel on, ive even split my cases before without pulling the flywheel off. Dont ask me why i had to do that!