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Originally Posted by cheezels
...I have adjusted it to 15 degrees BTDC...
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As a side note to ignition timing: Don't pay much attention to idle timing because you can't blow your engine up at idle because of bad timing. The most important timing number is the 3000 or the 4500 and no vac. timing. It simulates a full load high rpm condition. That's where you want your timing to be right.
The numbers that cth350 posted are very useful although it would be nice to know which distributor your car should have because they get swapped sometimes.
The distributor 0 237 002 066 looks good because you get 15 degrees of advance at idle (with vacuum that's around 25 so less likely to overheat in traffic) but again the idle number doesn't matter that much.
Verifying your tdc with a piston stop is also not a bad idea since the crank pointer can sometimes be in the wrong place.