Setting timing with the starter ?

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F3600
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I was wondering if we can look and adjust timing if we crank the engine with the starter ? im gonna remove the fuel pump fuse before for sure.



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F3600 wrote:I was wondering if we can look and adjust timing if we crank the engine with the starter ? im gonna remove the fuel pump fuse before for sure.
And the answer is "No". Temperature, load, and rpm all play a major factor at setting the timing correctly.

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Thx


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