aznfreakyguy

the basic question is:
Will the car (h22a1) run if the distuributor timing is set to 0 degrees, will the ecu compensate?

Back story:
My h2b has been running for about 7000 miles now, and i am now starting to mess around with tuning it. it was running the stock p13 before. i have checked timing before and i always thought that i had it set to 16 degrees. but i recently took off the cam gears and put them back on, so maybe i messed something up. the timing mark on the qsd h2b flywheel spacer is TDC right? my cam gears are at tdc with the flywheel mark are at tdc, so i think that is correct. when i go to check timing though..... the mark on the flywheel is at 0 degrees with a timing light, and thats with the distributor advanced all the way forward. car doesnt feel sluggish at all but it does take 7-8 cranks from a cold start before car starts. will the car even run if its really set at 0 degrees? or am i reading that one timing mark incorrectly...

aznfreakyguy

nevermind.... brain fart.... guess my working 6 days straight wiht only 5 hours sleep each night is getting to me, this thread can be deleted lol

*edit*
ok i think im way overthinking this.... its an adjustable timing light, isnt it suppose to set to wahtever degrees on timing gun, say 16 degrees, and that is checked against the tdc mark? so the gun is saying 0 degrees and tdc mark is lined up, doesnt that mean its on 0 degrees?

SL0WEGG

That's how I thought it was. You would only adjust it if you wanted to advance timing. But your dizzy shouldn't be advanced all the way.

aznfreakyguy

would the car even run if it was really set at 0 degrees? its been at this setting since i started driving the car i think..... the cam gears match the tdc mark on the flywheel so im not sure what else i can adjust....