ORIGINAL: Crash Campbell
ORIGINAL: beau0090_99
I believe the problem would be the opposite. if it is too advanced, it is firing too far before TDC, so it runs backward, but if you retard it, it should really fire the engine as it is passing TDC, I would say retard the timing.
Curtis
Hi,
The above quote is not correct
If you retard the timing you increase the torque at low revs. If the timing is too retarded the motor will start and run backwards. In the holocene epoc I had a Montessa Coata Trials bike, if I retarded the spark to max low down grunt and went too far it would start backwards. The hole may still be in the neighbours garage to proove this statement.
Cheers,
Colin
How could an engine possibly run backwards if it is firing AFTER TDC?-BW