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Originally Posted by Dionysius
On my 240Ds and 300CD I would like to test for an optimum setting with current diesel fuel.
Without my taking out the manual can someone tell me how to mark where my timing is now and how to rotate IP so as to modify the timing. Is an audible highest idle the best setting for normal use??
I have no instrumentation so is by ear ok?? Thank y'all out there for your splendid help and expertise.
One final note.....I have no emission concerns. None.
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No, by ear is not OK.
You find your timing by setting the crank where you want it to be, normally 24 BTDC. Then you move your IP until it's in the correct spot. This can be done by using the A-B timing tool. Or there is a huge thread on using the Milli Volt method:
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?t=152389&highlight=millivolt
There is a IP holding tool that will lock the IP in place when the engine is precisely at 15° ATDC.
You advance the timing by moving the IP toward the engine and retard timing by moving the IP away from the engine.
Danny
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Last edited by Brian Carlton; 05-19-2008 at 09:14 AM.
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