Timing...

[David A. Cooley]

At 05:45 PM 11/14/98 -0500, you wrote:
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: David A. Cooley <n5xmt at bellsouth.net>
>To: diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu <diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu>
>Date: Saturday, November 14, 1998 5:25 PM
>Subject: Timing...
>
>
>>While disassembling and playing with the code and going through the tables
>>for my 1995 Buick LeSabre, I found a strange calibration... The front 3
>>cylinders (transverse mounted 3800 V6) have the ignition timing retarded in
>>relation to the rear 3 cylinders...  Cyl's 6 & 4 are retarded 3.86 Degrees,
>>Cyl 2 is retarded 1.58 Degrees.
>>Anyone know why? (or why I shouldn't change them to 0?)

I messed up... It's the *rear* 3 cyls (6,4,2) that are advanced over the
timing tables by 3.86, 3.86 and 1.58 deg....
the fronts are running what's in the timing tables.  Maybe advanced will
keep the rears cooler to compensate for the fresh air that cools the fronts.

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