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Originally Posted by ebouwman
I know roughly how to do the timing using the light, but the question was about setting timing without running the engine.
I also have a bit of a problem because the pointer that comes off of the timing belt tensioner set bolt was broken off at some point in the cars life  |
(mentioned by papo j)
Make sure that the static timing is set correctly (aligning the cam gears and crank with the timing marks) and make sure that the distributor is inserted into the head as stated in the BGB or Haines manual.
that's how you would time the engine without it running, (base time basically) then you will move the distro to set the timing foward or back (factory is 10 degrees advanced i think)