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Car Forum / Land Rover Cars / December 20061965 2 1/4 litre petrol timing
hi can anyone let me know what the points gap should be? also the gap on the plugs? it is a 2 and a quater litre, petrol engine, 1965 model. > hi > can anyone let me know what the points gap should be? > also the gap on the plugs? > > it is a 2 and a quater litre, petrol engine, 1965 model. Points - 14 - 16 thou (0.36 to 0.4 mm) plug gap 29 to 32 thou (0.75 to 0.8 mm) Richard  Signaturewww.beamends-lrspares.co.uk sales@beamends-lrspares.co.uk www.radioparadise.com - Good Music, No Vine Lib Dems - Townies keeping comedy alive >> hi >> can anyone let me know what the points gap should be? [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Richard thank you richard, you have helped alot :) >> hi >> can anyone let me know what the points gap should be? [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >plug gap 29 to 32 thou (0.75 to 0.8 mm) that's a bit precise... I expected answers like "points: 1 thickness of rizla packet" SignatureAustin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that Appearances: You don't really need make-up. Celebrate your authentic face by frightening people in the street. from the Little Book of Complete B***ocks by Alistair Beaton. > that's a bit precise... > > I expected answers like "points: 1 thickness of rizla packet" I was looking for: Points - not much Plugs - a bit more Hell, it'll run. > > that's a bit precise... > > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Hell, it'll run. I once decided to do my 1960 2.25 "properly" - you know, strobe light and everything. I get the thing to the exact (according to the workshop manual) no. of degrees BTDC, and it ran like a DOG. So I just twisted the dizzy until it sounded right, and it ran sweet as a nut for the rest of the time I had it. Stuart >> > that's a bit precise... >> > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Stuart If you set it "according to the book", you would not use a a strobe light - the book gives the static timing, so of course if you set it at that figure with a strobe light it will be wrong. JD > > I once decided to do my 1960 2.25 "properly" - you know, strobe light > > and everything. I get the thing to the exact (according to the [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > with a strobe light it will be wrong. > JD You are probably right there. No matter, doing it by ear was much more in tune (no pun intended) with the age of the vehicle. Stuart |
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