daveygravey Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 I am wanting to know the ignition timing for a 1953 Plymouth Cranbrook 3.6 liter 218 flathead inline 6 with a manual 3 speed transmission. If you can also give me the source on the Internet where you found it that would be helpful i.e. the link ty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desoto1939 Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 If you have a service manual for your car it will tell you all of the information that your are asking. It will also tell you the points gap, spark plug gap and the timing mark that you will time the engine against with a timing light. On my 39 Desoto inline 6 I use 2 Degrees before TDC. but yours might be a little pit different. ALso get a Chiltons Manaul for your car. These are available at swap meets and look in the book to make sure your car is included intthe contents. Rich Hartung Desoto1939@aol.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 it is also as easy as typing in the search engine the same information but in few words, like tune up specs 1953 Plymouth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denmopar Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 Here ya go.... http://www.secondchancegarage.com/public/433.cfm Den- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barabbas Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 I was a little surprised looking at the "Second Chance Garage" specs They have the Cylinder Head Torque listed at Lbs.Ft.: 90-95 My shop '52 shop manual says "65-70 ft-lbs" did the spec change for '53? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 no..they are in error. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dartgame Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 I'd set the timing as far advanced as possible without detonation. I found mine runs well with 7 degrees BTDC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barabbas Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 Mine runs well at 4 BTDC--the head has been shaved about .015-.020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james curl Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 When I rebuilt mine in 2006 I set mine at 10 degrees before, ran real good. Took a 4800 mile trip in summer of 2007, when I got home kept hearing a clicking in the engine. Blue Skies convinced me to pull the pan and rock the crank back and forward and watch the wrist pens. Turns out that not only did I extrude all six wrist pen bushings but also broke two top rings, #5 and #6. I thought that I would be out of vacuum advance but after I got it running again I discovered that it still pulled 15 inches at 70 mph. Do the math for centrifugal plus 15 inches of vacuum advance plus the initial 10 degrees and see what you get. You get a broken engine that ran strong but broke in the end.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Coatney Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 James, I had a similar issue with my fresh engine. Had the timing advanced about 5-6 degrees. On a road trip going up a steep hill I heard it pinging. Backed the timing off to no advance and it has ran well ever since. Not all engines are the same and the book recommendation should be used as a guideline only. As someone recommended advance the timing to the point it pings and back off until the pinging stops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james curl Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 Does't help when I am so deaf that it would have to be in the front seat with me to detect the ping. Ignorance is bliss or it was in this case as we made to the top of Monarch pass in Colorado in second gear. Just two old friends doing a dream trip. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Coatney Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 Your car sure sounded good when I was treated to a ride in it. What was the name of that BBQ place where we went to eat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james curl Posted December 25, 2015 Report Share Posted December 25, 2015 Louie Muller's BBQ, his son Jr. who ran the pits left the business and tried doing something else but came back to Austin and opened a BBQ food trailer. His old helper,Arron Franklin is listed as one of the best BBQ places, he has a brick and motor business in Austin where people line up starting about 10:00 in the morning for lunch at 12:00. Franklin's wife counts them down the line as he only prepares so much BBQ each day and if you are past that point you just go home. Muller's is in Taylor in the same old building but Jr's younger brother and sister run the business now. Still Good BBQ, and the walls are still almost black from the oak smoke, they never paint the place. It would lose it's character or ambiance if they did. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Coatney Posted December 25, 2015 Report Share Posted December 25, 2015 Yep, that's the one. Great food and atmosphere. http://www.louiemuellerbarbecue.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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