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98 Mercruiser 5.7 Timing


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98 Mercruiser 5.7 Timing. Aim timing light at timing tab and recheck location of timing mark. To set the timing on a 1998 mercruiser 5.7, first locate the timing mark on the harmonic balancer.

Mercruiser 5.7 2(j) Adjusting Idle YouTube
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Slowly rotate the distributor clockwise or counterclockwise to adjust the timing to specified degrees. I spoke to a pcm tech and found out that the base timing could be set without a scan tool by starting the engine and then putting the system into timing mode by attaching a jumper across the a and b terminals at the diagnostic connector. I jumped a and b to lock advance and put.

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Mercruiser 5.7 2(j) Adjusting Idle YouTube

I spoke to a pcm tech and found out that the base timing could be set without a scan tool by starting the engine and then putting the system into timing mode by attaching a jumper across the a and b terminals at the diagnostic connector. Aim timing light at timing tab and recheck location of timing mark. In this video, i go through the process of how to set the initial timing on a mercruiser 5.7l small block. 28 degrees is max recommended advance on vortecs, and 32.

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