Timing on a Pontiac 350 Engine Troubleshooting

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Timing on a Pontiac 350 Engine Troubleshooting | eHow More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Margaret Heenan | permalink
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"Timing" refers to the time when the engine's distributor sends an electrical current to the engine's number one spark plug wire. If the engine is not timed correctly, performance and fuel millage will suffer. Checking and adjusting the timing on Pontiac's 350-cubic-inch engine is fairly simple due to the engine's simple design, and the entire...

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How to Set the Timing on a 350 Engine | eHow More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Paddy Fynn | permalink
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Setting the ignition timing on a 350 engine means you synchronize the rotation of the distributor with the rotation of the crankshaft. This ensures that the spark plug at each cylinder fires at the correct time. Every vehicle is equipped with a tuneup decal somewhere inside the engine bay that provides the correct ignition timing value. It will be...

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Small-Bore Pontiac Performance Engine Build - Revenge Of The 350 More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Lynette Ford | permalink
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Dust off Your Small-Bore Pontiac, Stroke it to 383 Cubes and Make 460+ HP

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Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Isabel Matos | permalink
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Having problems with your Pontiac G5? Learn about common Pontiac G5 problems, recalls and typical maintenance and repair costs.
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1. http://www.ehow.com/way_5510869_timing-pontiac-engine-troubleshooting.html

2. http://www.ehow.com/how_5553290_set-timing-engine.html

3. http://www.hotrod.com/how-to/engine/hppp-0712-small-bore-pontiac-engine-build/

4. http://repairpal.com/pontiac/g5