TOY: timing question

["Kerry White" <kerry_e_white@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I just bought a timing light (trying to diagnose a cold-start problem, 
suspected timing), I've always set timing by ear before. Shorted the E1 and 
T terminals per the FSM, and found my timing was set at about 20-25 degrees 
BTDC. Set it to 5 and it idled down a lot, when revving it backed up to 
about 14 BTDC. When driving across about 20 miles of hills, power was a lot 
worse, could't stand it so I pulled over and reset to where I had it set by 
ear.
My questions are: Why did it run so much better at 20 BTDC than at the 
specified 5? And what does it do to short the two terminals, I tried setting 
timing with and without them shorted and didn't notice any difference, am I 
doing something wrong?


Thanks,

Kerry White


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