Lots of people have different views on it... but what's the proper procedure ?

My timing was advanced and I'm on a bad tank of gas and need to drop it down some, but I won't have access to a timing gun for a couple weeks.

Some ppl recommend doing while the car is running and the diagnostic jumper is shorted. So should I do it while running or not ? If not... why the jumper ?

 

The proper procedure in the Honda manual says get the car up to operating temperature. Then while the car running jump the diagnostic plug with a wire. Then set the timing with a timing light and when it's done pull the wire out of the plug. I don't really know how you're going to set your timing without a light though. Maybe buy one and return it after you use it, heh.

 

I have the stock setting marked on the distributor from when it was advanced.

 

turn the car off, loosen the 3 12mm bolts, match up the lines, then turn the car on

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by eK9aT10pSi &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">turn the car off, loosen the 3 12mm bolts, match up the lines, then turn the car on</TD></TR></TABLE>

Umm... what about the diagnostic jumper ?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by X2BOARD &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Umm... what about the diagnostic jumper ?</TD></TR></TABLE>If you're not using a timing light, don't worry about that. All it does is tells the ecu NOT to make continuous little adjustments to the timing while it's running (while you're measuring it).

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JimBlake &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">If you're not using a timing light, don't worry about that. All it does is tells the ecu NOT to make continuous little adjustments to the timing while it's running (while you're measuring it).
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OOohh... learned me something new !

 

I tried shooting my timing gun to my crank pulley and i think my 2 white marks plus the red is gone.....I figure it was grease up so I cleaned it ....but still cant see ****....

 

yeah same with me, what should i do? there are no colors at all and i cant see any groovs

 

Which way do you move the dizzy to advance the timing? Towards the firewall, or towards the radiator support?

 

autozone has a free rent a tool program. put down a deposit and if you return it, you get it back. its the greatest.

 

towards the firewall advances the timing i just found out