Twisting distributor...

[Arthurdaily]

Just read you can twist the whole distributor to get good running with the engine running - is that not dangerous, ie you slip and twist too much??

Can you get the car to pink whilst stationary by advancing too far?

[lambrettalad]

hi
Just undo the clamp until you can just move it slowly with one hand ,steady yourself with the other hand ,turn dizzy until tick over( when hot) ,rises to a peak,then you will be about right.
I'm fairly sure it's very difficult to get it to pink when stationary with out revving the *alls out of the engine,good luck

[Arthurdaily]

Cheers!

[bmcecosse]

Engine only pinks when working hard - ie up a hill in highish gear with foot well into the floor.

[Arthurdaily]

Id have thought that since pinking is, I thought, too far advanced timing that it would do it at any speed no?

[MarkyB]

You might get a single pink by just over advancing at low speed but I doubt it.
You can hear it sometimes on a modern car if the driver tries to pull away in 3rd, a big nasty rattle before the computer catches up and retards the ignition.