Initial Ignition Timing Setting - Lotus TURBO ESPRIT Service Manual

SECTION EMC
Page
9
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Initial Ignition Timing Setting
Connected to
port
'D'
of
T.1 .V.
Connected
n
/
Posit ion of rotor
arm cut-out i n
distributor shaft
i i )
C h e c k / A d j u s t I g n i t i o n T i m i n g :
S t a r t t h e e n g i n e a n d r u n u p t o n o r m a l o p e r a t i n g
t e m p e r a t u r e t o e n s u r e t h e
T . I . V .
s w i t c h e s t h e d i s t r i b u t o r
c a p s u l e t o t h e t h r o t t l e e d g e p o r t .
U s i n g a s t r o b o s c o p e , c h e c k / a d j u s t t h e i g n i t i o n t i m i n g t o
l o 0
BTDC
a t h o t i d l e . T i m i n g m a r k s a r e p r o v i d e d on t h e
f l y w h e e l r i m , w i t h a n a p e r t u r e a n d p o i n t e r i n t h e t o p of
t h e c l u t c h h o u s i n g , a d j a c e n t t o t h e s t a r t e r m o t o r . P u l l
o u t t h e p r o t e c t i v e grommet, a n d r e f i t a f t e r a d j u s t m e n t .