Ping under load

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sierraspider

Ping under load

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My spider been down for a while this winter. Just had afm completely refurbed, new rotor, wires and cars running great but I've developed a ping under load (acceleration) Never did this before. Is timing supposed to be 10 degrees BTDC with vaccumn line plugged. Timed it before new work with cheapo light. If that checks out, (doing it tomorrow) what else could be happening. Compression good at 150 per hole. It's an 82 FI, could it be too lean and if so how can I richen it up.

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76was124
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Your car is a: 1981 Spider 2000
Location: Detroit Area

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How old is the gas?
Current 81 Spider 2000
Previous 76 Spider
sierraspider

Re: Ping under load

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Good point, I just put a couple gallons on top of 5 month old gas. I'll check timing then top off and maybe additive/stabilizer

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wizard124
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Your car is a: 1980 124 spider FI
Location: Sheridan, WY exSan Rafael, CA

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10 degrees with vacuum line hooked up to manifold.
sierraspider

Re: Ping under load

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Tming had been set to 15 BTDC. Reset it to 10 BTDC and some fresh gas solved the problem.
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