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Old 12-23-2008, 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by mcguirjf View Post
I just got the IP back from the shop and was told the timing indicator in the IP was off 5 degrees. It was at 12 ATDC and is now set at 17 ATDC.
Hmm... I would think the lobe with the timing lug is positively indexed to the IP driven shaft.

What do 12 ATDC and 17 ATDC mean in the context of an IP on a bench; i.e., not in the engine in which you measure timing?

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