Missing cylinders during idle

[David T]

I just indexed the engine on my Volvo and discovered the timing scale is 1-2 degrees off:

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Don't know why, but the things do move around.

Bill Robertson
#5939

1-2 degrees is not all that much and won't affect operation. Could be operator error. Are you using the same timing light? Put #1 cylinder at TDC and recheck your timing scale. Plug the vacuum line and make sure the mechanical advance is not sticking.

[content22207_2]

Could be operator error.

Oh please....

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For somebody who is normally Oorah about doing things by the book, you are surprisingly resistant to using the indexing feature Douvrin built into the PRV.

It's one of the few things I actually like about the engine.

Bill Robertson
#5939