Biggredd2069
Active Member
Have a 68 Chrysler newport 383. Am installing a new pertronix III distributor. I want to do it all myself and just want to confirm I'm doing things right.
*Pull cylinder 1 spark plug and move the piston until its right at the top and I can reinstall the plug.
*Pull the dist cap with wires still attached and make sure the rotor is pointing at #1 also.
*make sure to mark things or take pics etc.
*pull the distributor and put the new one in
This is where I want to specifically confirm:
For initial idle timing I leave the vacuum plugged in, correct? I want to advance to around 14 degrees. Once that is set I unplug the vacuum from dist and plug the hose, rev engine to 3500 and then confirm total timing?
*Pull cylinder 1 spark plug and move the piston until its right at the top and I can reinstall the plug.
*Pull the dist cap with wires still attached and make sure the rotor is pointing at #1 also.
*make sure to mark things or take pics etc.
*pull the distributor and put the new one in
This is where I want to specifically confirm:
For initial idle timing I leave the vacuum plugged in, correct? I want to advance to around 14 degrees. Once that is set I unplug the vacuum from dist and plug the hose, rev engine to 3500 and then confirm total timing?