you will probably have to adjust your timing MORE (archive)

If your timing was set "correctly" for the points, you will probably have to change it for the Crane...I'm not exactly sure why, but my car and others that I know of needed some relatively significant timing tweaks with the Crane switch. As for your fast idle, it does sound to me like you've got it advanced too far...have you tried runnning it uphill at lower RPMs? The thing will ping if its too advanced, even if the idle seems good.

good luck

Nick ('80)
2002 ('76)

You need to set your timing correctly. If your timing is too advanced (at idle) it can increase your idle speed. If, before you turned the distributor, your timing was set correctly, then your idle should be pretty close once you reset your idle. If not, reset your idle.

With the Crane, you should notice a slight improvement in engine smoothness. The biggest difference, however, is that the smoothness won't degrade over time b/c there's nothing to go out of adjustment.

Good luck
Josh
'72 2002tii

Hi,

I just replaced my points with an XR700 Crane electronic ignition. I'm new at all this, so I really didn't know what I was doing. I put it in, put in some new sparkplugs and gapped them at 40. I then started the car, and it was real rough. I gave the distributor a little turn here and there, and it seems to work pretty fine. The thing is, though, my idle is up around 1500. Additionally, I don't notice any difference in performance. It's basically as it was before, except now I have this fast idle.

Ideas?

Thanks.
Aaron

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Ditto for Pertronix...req'd substantial re-timing Tim in MD 15:43 6/18/2001 (0)

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