johnny curt 1
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sounds about right to me as i had a series 3 petrol that i set the same way as youve described and it never got any hotter than just above half way on the needle
all i did was carry a 2ltr coke bottle full of water in the box under the passenger seat just incase it ever boiled up but i never needed it the whole time i owned the landy
all i did was carry a 2ltr coke bottle full of water in the box under the passenger seat just incase it ever boiled up but i never needed it the whole time i owned the landy
jamesmartin
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do it with a strobe if you can
Better still - follow Slobs guide 
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jamesmartin
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i take it slob uses strobe too then
jamesmartin
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well hes never going to get it fully correct then
I think Slob has done more landies than yu had hot dinners .
You aught to read his guide.
.You aught to read his guide.
jamesmartin
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he may have ,there are many areas i need too still learn but timing diesel or petrol series isnt one of them,is he a reconditioner too ,dynamic timing takes into account all wear slck in the system system
oxides
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I can't use a strobe 'cos the mark on my pulley has rusted away - and when it was there it jittered around too much to use so I now do it by ear, with reasonable results. The temp gauge reading is dependant on the engine temp and the state of the voltage regulator and the state of the wiring and the accuracy of the meter and the accuracy of the temp sender so it's fairly approximate at the best of times. It's probably why the "normal" sector is so big!
jamesmartin
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i ve never found one that couldnt be done,jittering stops when its correct unless engines faulty,you can paint mark to make it stand out
jamesmartin
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have you got a link?Better still - follow Slobs guide
Think it is in the FAQ section, unless it has been archived.
Could do a search for timing, posted by slob, in the series section?
Could do a search for timing, posted by slob, in the series section?
jamesmartin
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yes had a quick look using means you suggested but couldnt see it ,it would have been interesting to see his way most likely the same as mine but without going on to use strobe ,i have read some others in other aspects of landies that arent quite correct but maybe enough to work
oxides
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I think my dizzy drive cog is worn so it always jittered - the notch on the pulley is no longer there to paint!
jamesmartin
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skew gear is quite a tricky beastie to fit with engine in vehicle,probably got a pulley kicking about if you wanted one
oxides
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Thanks for the offer but I'm happy with it as it is, I'm sort of used to the rattles and knocks and it still pulls fairly well.
