i know to hook up the pick up to the #1 plug wire, and to the + - of the battery, i see the white and yellow and red marks on the crank pulley and the arrow on the timing cover

My timing light has a **** on the back with all the Degrees and such

Now how do i know whats right, like what should i turn the **** too, how do i know if i need to turn the distributor or not

 

The **** dial's in your advance.

So the **** set to 0 you will use the colored lines. Is it a yellow with two reds, one on eash side of it. If it is use the yellow one.

Now to check it. If your timing is 12btdc set the **** to 12 degrees and then you will see the white mark.

So you can do it either way I prefer to check both so I can be exact but I would set the **** to your spec and then look for the white mark.

 

Ok so lets say i had the **** on zero, and i was aiming the light, and the yellow mark wasnt lining up with the arrow..

Then lets say i started moving the **** up, and the yellow lined up at like 10 degrees, would that mean my current timing is set at 10 degrees?

The manual i have says it suppose to be 15btdc , i think it was a yellow a red and a white

 

The set of 3 notches is positioned for use with a simple timing light that doesn't even have a dial. Or use yours with the dial set to ZERO. Adjust the position of the distributor to bring those marks into line.

If you want to use the dial on your timing light, then set it to the stock value (15deg?) and adjust the distributor position to make the single notch line up.

If you want to know where it's set NOW, before you adjust it, then use the single notch. That's right at TDC, so dial whatever it takes on the timing light to make the single notch. The setting tells you where the timing was before adjusting it.

 

i thought it was 16 degrees BTDC for honda specs.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by GSR-TRBO-DA &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i thought it was 16 degrees BTDC for honda specs.</TD></TR></TABLE>Probably so. I was more concerned with explaining the procedure.