Marine distributors do not have vacuum advance. Is worthless on a boat
motor. If it has the electronic ignition with computer, there is a wire to
remove the computer induced timing.

"Gudmundur" wrote in message
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calhoun,

Sorry I left that out. That is a good point It's a 1997. Do I need to
disconnect anything when doing the timing?. The only 2 things I noticed
that were connected to the distributor was 2 wires. I know with both of
them unplugged it doesn't start.

One wire should be the +12vdc 'run' wire, and one should be to the tach.

At the base of the distributor should be a vacuum advance hose, but
some distributors don't have a vacuum advance, only the internal
weighted mechanical advance.

Normally, you remove and plug the advance hose while setting the
timing. If you have vacuum advance, and you didn't remove the hose
when setting your timing, your timing is way off, very late indeed!

"Bill McKee" wrote in message
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Marine distributors do not have vacuum advance.

Is worthless on a boat motor.

Why would that be?

"Mr Wizzard" wrote in message
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"Bill McKee" wrote in message
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Marine distributors do not have vacuum advance.

Is worthless on a boat motor.

Why would that be?



You get the big vacuum advance when slowing down. During engine braking.
When do you get this in a boat?

"Bill McKee" wrote in message
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"Mr Wizzard" wrote in message
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"Bill McKee" wrote in message
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Marine distributors do not have vacuum advance.

Is worthless on a boat motor.

Why would that be?



You get the big vacuum advance when slowing down. During engine braking.
When do you get this in a boat?

Ah! - good point, I never even thought of that!

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"Bill McKee" wrote in message
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Marine distributors do not have vacuum advance.

Is worthless on a boat motor.

Why would that be?

Because water is always level, and the same thickness. There is no long-term
varying load on a boat motor. Boats cant go "uphill"...or even "downhill".

--
-Netsock

"It's just about going fast...that's all..."
http://home.columbus.rr.com/ckg/

Bill,

I think it is electronic ignition. Does that mean that I need to disconnect
one of the 2 wires that go into the distrubutor when I do the timing?


"Bill McKee" wrote in message
nk.net...
Marine distributors do not have vacuum advance. Is worthless on a boat
motor. If it has the electronic ignition with computer, there is a wire
to remove the computer induced timing.

"Gudmundur" wrote in message
...
In article ,
says...

calhoun,

Sorry I left that out. That is a good point It's a 1997. Do I need to
disconnect anything when doing the timing?. The only 2 things I noticed
that were connected to the distributor was 2 wires. I know with both of
them unplugged it doesn't start.

One wire should be the +12vdc 'run' wire, and one should be to the tach.

At the base of the distributor should be a vacuum advance hose, but
some distributors don't have a vacuum advance, only the internal
weighted mechanical advance.

Normally, you remove and plug the advance hose while setting the
timing. If you have vacuum advance, and you didn't remove the hose
when setting your timing, your timing is way off, very late indeed!