"KWW" <kwalker@nospamaircooled.net> wrote
> Thanks for all of the advice! The results were as follows:
>
> 1) Went over all the connections/etc to make sure that
nothing was loose or
> forgotten.... on the back side of the engine, behind the
intake housing, I
> noticed what appeared to be a vaccuum hose that might not
be attached. It
> was hard to tell/see and sure enough, it was not attached
to the spot on
> the back of the intake housing.
>
> 2) Check engine light was only ON when the jumper was in
for timing. I took
> the jumper out to "test drive" it per the technician's
suggestion and the
> light was not ON.
>
> 3) After engine got hot, bled the remainder of the air
from the cooling
> system and then rechecked the timing, because it ran very
nicely. Well,
> when it was both hot and the vac hoses were all connected,
it timed fine. I
> had to let it warm up again so that the timing settled
down those last few
> degrees - when it kicked down into low idle it changed
about 5 degrees...
> and was easily able to be adjusted.

Nice update. It confirms some timing-setting problems I was
having a month or so ago. It should help others in the
future.

> What a relief! Thanks again for ALL the help. This has
been quite a
> project. Wouldn't have been as bad if it were the only
project I had to
> complete.

Way to troubleshoot!