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Re: They never cease to amaze me!
Posted to Technical Discussion Forum on 5/4/2006

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Hi Patrick,

That's where the tiestrap comes in...each click on the tiestrap is a degree of timing advance. When the engine is hot, the tiestrap stretches and automatically retards the timing.

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