[AT] Need to time tractor hauler...

Phil Auten pga2 at hot1.net
Sat Sep 8 20:13:14 PDT 2007


6 degrees BTDC unless you want to run premium gas, then you can run 8 degrees.

Phil

At 09:24 PM 9/8/2007, you wrote:
>     I need to set the timing on my 1983 F150 with 302 (5.0). Most of my
>books and my brain are still packed in boxes from the move from the old
>house to this house. Does anyone recall the degrees BTDC setting for it off
>the top of your head?
>Thanks.
>     This particular truck sat for a year or more due to a jumped timing
>chain. One of my son-in-laws that is a "decent" mechanic was out of work for
>a time and I had him stick a new chain and gear set in it but he just sat
>the timing by ear. I am now driving it and want to set it right. I was
>pleased today to note that all of the electrical stuff still works fine on
>it including the cruise control (Diana doesn't like it if the cruise doesn't
>work on one).   :-)   I'll have to take part of that back... The AC clutch
>didn't kick in. The rest of the AC/heater stuff all seems fine. I'll check
>the fuse tomorrow. Dang I hate those fuse blocks down under the dash. Stupid
>design that they finally wised up about and now do better.
>     There was a lot of worthless drivel coming out of the radio speaker but
>I can't blame that on the truck...   ;-)
>     I want to use this truck for running around and pulling small trailers
>like the gypsy wagon and save the old 1979 3/4 ton 4X4 for heavier trailer
>pulling, farm work and winter trips in deep snow and not wear it out on
>errands and light road trips.
>
>
>
>--
>"farmer"
>
>Francis Robinson




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