Locking Out Advance

FSA1673 · 07-03-2012, 12:01 PM

When you lock out the mechanical advance on a GM HEI Pontiac distributor do you tack weld it at full advance or at the initial setting?

I assume after it has been locked out you use your damper to set the timing and drop the distributor in making sure the rotor is pointed at #1. Then check the timing with a light to make sure it is ok, and make small changes with the distributor to get the exact desired timing.

07-03-2012, 12:01 PM	#1
FSA1673 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 83 Likes: 0 Liked 12 Times in 6 Posts	Locking Out Advance When you lock out the mechanical advance on a GM HEI Pontiac distributor do you tack weld it at full advance or at the initial setting? I assume after it has been locked out you use your damper to set the timing and drop the distributor in making sure the rotor is pointed at #1. Then check the timing with a light to make sure it is ok, and make small changes with the distributor to get the exact desired timing.