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AHA! a GREAT piles of 318 lore here: https://www.valiant.org/valiant/V8.html answers all my timing questions. ill measure the diameter of the balancer, multiply by 3.14, divide by 36 and get a measurement for ten degrees, then lay out on tape the relevant 10 degree marks...... dint them w/ a sharp c...

Im going by the published data in both old Motors and Chiltons...which offers zero, 5, 8 and 10 btdc depending on year/distributor. im an old 6 banger guy. V8's ive never gotten too deep into, & chrysler small blocks dot at all. So i ask questions. i replaced the points the reman dist came with a Pe...

its idling warmed up between 17 & 18HG. at 8btdc. got a replacement pcv valve..... no vac leaks. plugs look nice. next step.....if its 35 deg. total advance they like, make a mark at.... 30 &35 degrees. to allow for 10 degree advance at idle. ill have to look at the advancer to figure how to limit t...

'69 A100...... lacking all the lined glass channel, etc..... what do you guys use?

So....... i gather from my reading the 318 likes a total advance of 35 degrees....and an initial advance of 8-10 degrees is a good start. (im running 8 btdc, vac. unhooked, on the fresh crate engine in my stick A100...........so, with 8 degree advance at idle, id want 27 degrees of total advance in ...

hmm. Id disassemble it and examine the rubber cup and the finish on the bore..... made in China? might well be the rubber used for the cup isnt compatable w/ brake fluid.... or is just not up to spec.