Re: How Important is OMC Ignition Timing?

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May 24, 2015 at 3:25 am #16770
legendre
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    In case any clarification is required, you can think of event #1 as "magneto timing" and event #2 as "ignition timing".

    Magneto timing ensures that a good, strong spark is ready, on-tap when it’s called for – ignition timing sets that spark off at precisely the right moment (in terms of crankshaft position, usually measured in degrees before top-dead-center "BTDC".