Re: 390 idle timing

"keng2" <keng2@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> I recently replaced the dist. in my Mstng 390 which needed it so badly
that
> it wouldn't run  with the vacuum advance connected.The cent adv springs
were
> almost falling off and a $33 exchange dist at the local Auto Zone was
well
> worth it.Now I seem to have a new problem.I set the idle timing for
10deg
> BTC and the engine performs well but starts with extreme difficulty.I
tried
> a setting of 5 deg BTC and it starts great but of course doesn't perform
as
> well. Is there a happy medium or should I be looking for vacuum leaks
or?
> KenG
>

When you set the timing, do you have vacuum advance operating?  Are you
using vacuum advance at all?  If so, where are you sourcing the vacuum?

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