Re: [FWDLK] Overheating Problem/timing

[Lou <email4lou@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks George.  I WAS pretty sure its not a timing problem...we addressed
that last summer.  but now I am thinking about this again:  last year I put
in a new distributor and advance....MOPAR Electronic Ignition.

It seems to work great.  We thought that perhaps even the timing marks
could be off (the harmonic balancer can spin due to the rubber going bad).
So, the timing was set to spec with the light, then I kept advancing it
little by little until I would get some pinging under
load/acceleration...then I backed it off a bit.  So really, it should be a
bit advanced... But now I wonder, because one guy I know said he had to
DISCONNECT his vacuum advance, because he said the MOPAR unit it was
advancing too much!   Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe he claimed
that it has a centrifugal AND a vacuum advance, and that the centrifugal
was enough.

If that is indeed the case, then perhaps I have the same problem, and when
I accelerated and got pinging it was because it was advanceing too much.
And as a result, maybe I actually backed off the base timing setting too
much, and now it is retarted at idle....I really don't remember what the
setting was according to the light after I was done, but I think it as
still showing an advanced setting...but then again, if I can trust the
marks, who knows?

hmmmmmm........


> [Original Message]
> From: George Sazdoff <Scavengers58@xxxxxx>
> To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 3/28/2004 10:31:56 AM
> Subject: [FWDLK] Overheating Problem
>
> Lou,  You can check coolant flow quite simply also to verify that you are
> getting good circulation.  Start with a cold engine....open hood, remove
radiator
> cap, start engine, observe water through cap opening while the engine
becomes
> warm enough for the thermostat to open.  You should see the coolant
moving in
> the radiator.  You can pick the engine rpm up a bit to be sure the
coolant is
> moving.  This is a simple way of checking both flow, and the thermostats
> performance.  This will rule out a flow problem.  Hope this helps,
George.