Ford V8 engine timing

[Maurice Donckers]

Hi , First you can take the distributor of , and mill a bit out from your advance screw , so you can advance it a bit more , this to compensate for modern petrol .
If you advance it till you hear a slight ping in the exhaust , then retard it a wee bit till it does`t do it anymore .
The original timing fixture doesn`t work anymore with modern fuel .
Another thing is that if you have a British 85HP engine instead of a Canadian 24 stud 95 HP engine , then there is significant power difference , anyway the Chev overhead valve engine is more flexible than the V8 , it likes its higher revs in the hilly roads .

[Richard Farrant]

If you have a British engine, then you may well have a Solex carb which has a speed limiter in it. This can inhibit progress on a hill in a lower gear. You can adjust them to allow more engine speed.