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Ignition Advance gauge not matching timing light Fuel Only
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 4:39 pm
by Da GMan
Hi Everyone
I am running fuel only on a Ford Pinto 2.0L, 4cyl and the Ignition Advance gauge does not match the timing light. I have set the base timing in the Trigger Wizard and the car is starting and has now got a stable idle, just the Ignition Advance gauge does not match the timing light.
Microsquirt V3 - V3.83 - TunerStudio v2.6.14
This apears to be the Advance Table as I set it to 10 and it them matches the timing light (see attached msl file) but this does not seem to make any difference to the idle at all. Do I need to worry as I am running Fuel Only and if so what am I missing?
Also can ayone spot any problems or am I good to try drive and let Tuner Studio do it's magic.
Thanks
2015-02-03_13.22.38.msl
2015-02-03_13.22.20.msq
Re: Ignition Advance gauge not matching timing light Fuel On
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 5:12 pm
by kjones6039
Da GMan wrote:Do I need to worry as I am running Fuel Only and if so what am I missing?
In a word..... Nope! Because, you are
not controlling ignition with your MS renders the ignition table, irrelevant. That is to say, your timing will need to be set independent of MS.
A brief look at your log doesn't reveal any thing that would preclude trying VEAL.
Hope that helps just a little.
Ken
Re: Ignition Advance gauge not matching timing light Fuel On
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 5:31 pm
by Da GMan
Hi Ken
Thanks, I did not think it would but that gauge kept catching my eye and knowing Murphy personally (from Murphy's Law) I thought it better to check first.
Thanks Again
Da GMan
Re: Ignition Advance gauge not matching timing light Fuel On
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 11:03 pm
by plonker
If you have a VR sensor picking up off the crank,try reversing the leads ( i had mine to the book for years ,but it still retarded before advancing ? )
John
Re: Ignition Advance gauge not matching timing light Fuel On
Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 7:19 am
by kjones6039
plonker wrote:If you have a VR sensor picking up off the crank,try reversing the leads ( i had mine to the book for years ,but it still retarded before advancing ? )
John
Remember that the OP is
not controlling timing with MS (ie. Fuel Only)
Ken
Re: Ignition Advance gauge not matching timing light Fuel On
Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 8:40 am
by trakkies
Da GMan wrote:Hi Ken
Thanks, I did not think it would but that gauge kept catching my eye and knowing Murphy personally (from Murphy's Law) I thought it better to check first.
Thanks Again
Da GMan
Change the gauge to show something useful?
Re: Ignition Advance gauge not matching timing light Fuel On
Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 8:51 am
by kjones6039
trakkies wrote:Change the gauge to show something useful?
Best idea yet!
Ken
Re: Ignition Advance gauge not matching timing light Fuel On
Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2015 10:37 pm
by Da GMan
kjones6039 wrote:trakkies wrote:Change the gauge to show something useful?
Best idea yet!
Ken
Done, not sure if it is usefull but stops me looking there