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This was great. And useful! Thanks for making it. My ‘73 dart slant six thanks you too. 😊👍👍

did a good job yall

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I can't hear you!

Glad i found your channel. By chance do you have a video using the distributor machine re-curving a distributor from start to finish? I have always wanted to see that process and how the machine works in action.

How rare are these

Hey Tall John, i have a 79 lil red express. What should the initial and total be. Its a stock 360. Thanks.

Hi i have a Dodge Kingsway 56 with a flatheadsix 230 with mopar slant six electronic distributor that i was thinking of adjusting the ignition on! At what rpm is it appropriate to have total advance? This is very interesting thank you for sharing this! Karl Gunno from Sweden.😊❤

Children should be seen and not heard.

I am running into a similar situation with my 88 dodge d250, 360 small block with home ported stock heads and a aftermarket intake and four barrel carb, my fuel system is good, changed the plugs and wires and coil, changed the cap and rotor button, changed the ecm, changed the ballast resistor, no luck, it was running good then I kinda got into it a bit and the misfire started and it continues on, I put my timing light on the plug wire for cyl 1 and I can watch the light cut in and out, I’ll have to give this a try when the weekend gets here again, thank you for sharing your talents and knowledge you guys break it down to where I can understand it, I’m not good with timing stuff at all

Hi when i run ported i get good throttle but car gets so hot ... But manifold vacuum makes me run cool but there is hesitation on wot how can i run manifold without hesitation help me

Remove the vacuumed advance then elongate the slot to get Full Mechanical advance,,Use a all mechanical advance distributor to determine Degrees of how much to elongate slots.....and 1 more light spring....for superior throttle response...

That is one lucky kid right there!

Thank you kindly for your help with this. If only my Pop could've cared to teach me more than " Hey Kid Knowledge is Power Kid, don't you forget that!". This makes me realize he never actually taught me anything. This is a genuine thank you to you and the nugget for helping me get my late best friend's kubota-swapped jeep running. It's still a wok in progress, but ever since he passed, I've been working hard, piece by piece to finish this thing. Let me know if you're ever in the Yampa Valley Area of Colorado! Thanks!

There's also a timing adjustment through the vacuum advance diaphragm hole.

This is a secret I've kept for fifty years,,glad to see it come forth after they did away with distributeors.

So John, when you hear guy’s say locking out the distributor make sure to weld it up in the advanced position is not required?, oh yeah please don’t stop the distributor videos I have learned so much from you, and really appreciate it, I’m almost afraid to ask but I just bought a msd digital E curve distributor do you have any opinions on those, Mike (DRF)😀😀

That was pretty cool 😀😀

Great video! Great job!

The old persut control done the same thing

Good video 😀😀

Good stuff John, you really know your stuff, I have a new 350 9.1/2 :1 , a 650 Edelbrock, a stock 350 turbo trans, and pretty tall rear end gears,I have 15 initial timing and 34 total advance , it’s runs really good but I think I could get just a little more snap right off the get-go, I have been thinking of going to just a little lighter spring in the distributor and keeping everything right where it is, do you think I’m on the right track especially if I notice a improvement right away the other thing and I want to make sure I get this right is the stops to prevent it from advancing to much , so my question is can I just do lighter springs without changing the stops, thanks Mike, I guess when I say stops they might be called bushings😀

Tall John you got a polite boy he’s going to be smart with mopars also do you still talk to lamb chop also you are a good dad

Seen ya by Bob Allen in Danville

Just getting started on another 440, '77 120k. Noticed the balancer wonder a couple degrees either way and engine begins to break up about 1900 rpm. Could I be looking at a dist problem or timing chain...?

This video was a life saver! Just got the lower ball joints in for my 3 foot dart and had no idea how to replace them.

I like the video, so this is my understanding (Please correct me if I’m wrong). The vacuum comments were picked up from other videos but seem to be valid. All numbers are just for discussion: INITIAL TIMING: Set idle speed. Start car. Watch vacuum gauge for smoothest idle/highest rpm -around (18) with vacuum adv. this IS your initial timing after all other testing. This allows a hot car to start. With the VA connected, timing will be higher after starting. FULL ADVANCE: With no changes to the distributor, run up the RPM until full mechanical advance comes in and note the timing and RPM. This may be higher than max timing (42). Total mech advance is (24). We want total mechanical advance to be at (35), so we need to take out (24-17=7) degrees of timing out of the distributor by adjusting the distributor stops (add screws). Remove distributor,add/file screws to limit the bottom end of the distributor timing movement. The Full advance side should not be adjusted. Reinstall the distributor and re time to (18). Maximum timing at (2000) rpm should be 35 with no advance. VACUUM ADVANCE SETTING: At full mechanical advance rpm (2000?) and advanced plugged in, check the timing and write it down. (Ie. 50). again turn the distributor to get it smooth. Recheck the timing (ie. 45). The difference is (-5). This is the amount of adjustment to take (OUT) of the vacuum advance canister. Adjust the canister with 3/32 Allen wrench. As this process messes up the initial timing, re adjust the distributor to be at (18). At (2000) rpm we should now see (45) as max timing instead of (50). The process is now done and the distributor can be locked down.

AWESOME info, little J must be doing MOPAR stuff today....MOPAR 4 EVER.

Not many w2 heads around anymore I haven’t seen a set of them for years I agree with that even x heads you will destroy the chevys

Hillbillies 😂

Enjoy watching your videos. According to Holley, they said my power valve should be a 3.5. I followed your video and replaced the 3.5 with a 7.5 what a difference. No longer goes lean as I step into the throttle! Great video 👍

AWESOME info....MOPAR 4 EVER.

Hi great video thank you very much for posting this I'm just wondering if you noticed an improvement in the shifts. I'm curious because I don't want to change that low reverse spring that you didn't change also. Once again thanks for the great video. Like and subscribed 👍

Great explanation! Thanks

What are you engine temps that far advanced...?

Theres a video with 3 times as many views telling people they can re-phase a rotor by dropping the distributor in differently...face-palm.

I recently discovered I have a Frankenstein distributor. 1970s Datsuns, theres an early distributor with a smaller cap and a later one with a bigger cap and I have a later big cap distributor with the earlier internals making it to where I can only use a smaller cap, which doesn't fit right. Somebody was on meth and it may have been the Hispanic truck-driver I bought the car from.

The audio quits around the 5 minute mark. I can’t hear you anymore

I only knew one guy who always kept is valves adjusted on his '70 Duster and it was so odd not to hear that sewing machine sound but was so much better. You never knew it had slant in it...

Just watched your video. I have a 1977 chrysler town&county hearse, with the lean-burn system. I just bypass the lean-burn distributor with the conventional electronic distributor with the timing advance vacuum pot. It's running better but not under load. I also rebuilt the carter thermal quad. Some people say that I have to change out the carburetor too as well as the distributor. Can the engine use the carburetor it came with!? Or do I need to change it as part of the lean burn bypass.

Love that 8 track tape player.A blast from the past!

Hello John, good morning. Can a car get negative mechanical advance Vs positive ?. Maybe I have the springs reversed placed on the distributor(tiny in heavier place and viceversa), with the vacuum off, it doesn’t accelerate evenly, unless I connect the vacuum, which I know this increases the advance and work better; With this, I’m not able to even measure the centrifugal timing !!😢 Please help !!!!!!.

Tall John, I noticed my factory 3310-2 #21 plate has .039 rear idle feed restrictors and the jetted QFT and other brand have only a .020. That’s seems way too small. The secondary metering block upgrade comes with .030 idle feed jets. I understand there is no rear idle circuit but these restrictors do feed the secondary transition. Should they be drilled to factory .039 specs?

What an awesome build, and thank you for the narrative , Im really falling in love with the mopar small block engines.. Btw did you ever get it on the dyno?, if so what was the numbers if you dont mind telling.

Thanks John! I put a 75 motorhome 440 in my 86 Ramcharger with a 1200 stall converter that actually is about 1400. I rebuilt the 440 for bottom end torque with a mild Crower cam. I had no real idea how to recurve my distributor and your videos were a God send. It has really made that 440 come to life when I hit the gas, I haven`t checked the mileage yet, still dialing in my Thermoquad. GREAT video`s and I really appreciate your knowledge and ability to make it simple. Again, Thank you very much!

Thank you for a great video.

This guy needs to make a supercharge slant 6 with ebay supercharger. Just for fun.

Hi John, good afternoon !. I need your help; For some unknown reason in my Valiant Duster 1974, with electronic ignition and 2 bbl’s carburetor, with vacuum pipe unhooked and engine fully warmed, when I accelerate, the time got retarded rather than advance, Why ?????. Pls help needed 🙏!!!!. BR

Hello John, I’m a little confused here; Since you have full vacuum timing, how do you adjust timing(3/32 Allen), if your vacuum pot input is occupied all time with the vacuum pipe ?. Thanks for answering. God bless you. BR

Love your videos