Advancing on Retarding

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In a message dated 96-03-15 08:55:55 EST, you write:

>
>     I don't quite follow how advancing the Cam by one tooth, changes the 
>     timing? I thought the timing was controlled by a pin on the flywheel in

>     conjunction with a signal from the distributor. The distributor signal
>is 
>     only used initially to synchronise the signal from the flywheel so the 
>     computer knows whether the cylinder is on an intake/compression or 
>     detonation/exhaust cycle? 
>     

The distributor timing is a direct ( mechanical gear interface) relation to
the position of the cam, so if you increase the cam timing by a tooth, you
put the ignition timing advance by 4 degrees, which is out of the window the
computer allows without an error code 2312, hall sender.....

Scott