StinkinRenken85
Seaman Apprentice
- Joined
- Sep 17, 2018
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- 47
Have a 1985 merceuiser 3.0 181 cid and just tried to pay a mobile mechanic to set the timing right cause it’s running slightly rough and I can’t figure out how to get it 6 btdc there is no mark on the flywheel to line up with the jagged plate on the harmonic balancer I see where the 6 degree mark is on the plate but nothing on the wheel to shine the light at...the guy just tried to tell me that my problems were my plugs which were a little fouled from when the motor wat flooding before I just did a complete carb rebuild and the. Said I should put my points back in because he didn’t understand how my pertronix electronic ignition works or if it has a sensor that makes it fire or what so he couldn’t help me set my timing...plus pertronix tells you to grind your distributor cap so you don’t pinch the wires and I took a small chunk out of the plastic so he said the cap should be replaced and it could be arching...the guy didn’t end up charging me anything cuz he didn’t set the timing any idea of where I should go from here or what I can do?