[Miata] Pulley Timing Marks question

[Larry Alster]

Put the one mark on the 0 and the other mark on the ten and your at +10 
which is what you want.

Larry

White Knight      1991 Crystal White   #99 CSP
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "K.C. Murphy" <kcmurphy72 at insightbb.com>
To: "'Miata list'" <miata at realbig.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2007 4:35 PM
Subject: [Miata] Pulley Timing Marks question


> Hi all,
>
> Im in a quandry.  I've followed all the guides in the Garage, and my red
> book.
>
> My '96 has been running really bad.  There was a dead spot near the high
> 3000 RPM's, and just generally stuttering here and there.
>
> It was suggested that I diddle with the timing -- so I did.
>
> Thing is, on my crank pulley, there are two grooves. Both are white, and
> if one was yellow it's no longer that way.
>
> There are two marks next to each other. The one on the left is -10*, and
> the one on the right is TDC
>
> Did I understand correctly that I was to set the -10* mark at the "10"
> mark on the little markings? That is how it lookd to me in the garage
> articles... but somehow that doesn't make sense to me, because now I am
> really running at -20*, correct?
>
> Why'd they have to put those extra marks on there anyway besides making
> the car lighter?
>
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