Re: Stag trip mileage, request for info

["Brian A.Tink" <batink@domain.elided>]

Mike

The car certainly runs well, no pinking, no over heating, I will check my
settings some time and post the results.   

brian

At 07:19 PM 15/08/98 -0400, you wrote:
>Hi Brian and all
>
>I have known for a long time that the USA spec Stag timing - static and
>tickover - is to say the least, wierd.  The timing initially retards
>further as the engine speed rises off tickover.  A number of people have
>told me that as soon as the distributor is retimed to 'normal' timing, the
>temperature goes down.
>
>If I can get to the inside story on this one I'll let you know.
>
>In the meantime, if your engine runs cooler - without pinking - with the
>distributor advanced more than 'factory' specification, then it's got to be
>good, hasn't it?
>
>Mike Wattam
>Triumph Stag Register
>
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