Happy Fourth of July to all y’all. Hoping you celebrate safely and smart.
selahdor- I had not had a chance to post my most recent update but I have exactly the pictures you were asking for.
I still had that gut feeling in my stomach to advance the IP more but I felt like I couldn’t get it to go anymore. I was using a pry bar and large screwdriver to leverage the IP, I felt I had it as far as it could go. Saturday I was at tractor supply and as I was passing the hardware section an idea hit me. I bought a turnbuckle tensioner, a 1/4 “ threaded eyelet, fender washer and a nut. My idea to use these items as a sort of IP adjustment tool.
i got home and set it up as pictured, I had to straighten the 1/4” eyelet part to for an L shape. Then used the unthreaded part (the one I unbent) and inserted it into one of the unused threaded holes on the drivers side of the IP. I then took the turnbuckle part and hooked it onto the fuel filter housing bracket. The other end which is an eyelet, I slid over the top of the threaded L shape piece that I tapped into a screw hole on the IP.
I loosened the IP bolts, and then tightened the turn buckle. In the pictures you can see two indentations that are the same size on the advance side of the static timing line on the IP Mount. I did these with a screw driver earlier so I could find the spots where the truck ran the most smooth.
Up until I made this tool, I could only get to the edge of the second mark I made. I cranked the turnbuckle tighter until the Mark was in the middle of my last Mark. Tightened the bolts back down, left the tool on and truck fired right up, but smoke was so much less visible.
i remember what you told me about if I was rolling coal on acceleration then I was too advanced. So I’d work the throttle and still no black smoke, so I thought I’ll shut it down and try to advance it a bit more. Once again loosened the bolts and tightened the turnbuckle to the furthest edge of my mark and tightened the bolts again. This time she fired up and sounded so smooth, the smoke was almost non existent.
i remember y’all suggested I get her on the road and with her and load her up.
Now I got very encouraged, I shut off the truck and took off the turnbuckle, then cranked the bolts down as tight at I could get ‘em. Drive her through the neighborhood on my way to the highway. The smoke was light but seemed to be clearing.
one on the Highway, I opened her up and she ran so much stronger and smoother than before the original IP failed. After about 20 minutes of good Highway speed’s, I saw no more smoke at idle, no coal on acceleration, nothing just a smooth running motor. I came home and connected my John Deere tractor, and took her for a few pulls up the hills in my area. She took it like a champ.
I’ll probably run her like this for now until I can get the leak in my A/C system located and fixed. She gets to be my daily driver again. Thank you all for your input and knowledge.