How do you retard timing when the car is running?

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Jan 11, 2003 | 07:59 PM

qwklude82

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How do you retard timing when the car is running?

Where and how do you free the distributor when the car is running. Someone said something about a service plug.

Jan 11, 2003 | 08:25 PM

sslude

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Re: How do you retard timing when the car is running? (qwklude82)

my rule is, turn off the car when working on it i dont think you do it when the car is running.

Jan 11, 2003 | 08:46 PM

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Re: How do you retard timing when the car is running? (qwklude82)

You Cant adjust timing on a 5th gen

Jan 11, 2003 | 08:55 PM

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Re: How do you retard timing when the car is running? (Cottonwoodz)

The reason why you heard service connector and distributor timing is because while the car is running and youre adjusting the timing you are supposed the jump the service connector so the it "blinds" the ecu.

There are (3) 12mm bolts holding the distributor on....2 on top and 1 on the bottom.