c303 tune up???
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 11:16 am
hey guys i recently got my volvo. its been sitting dorment for a year or so. changed all filters and fluids. dumped the points for a petronix module. first test dives it was pinging bad. checked timing and found it was set at 30 degrees. backed it down to ten and the pinging went away. next on my list was to check the valve clearance and this brings me to my current questions. i followed the procedure found in online manuals. first oddity was when i lined up mark on my distributer with rotor my timing marks arent lining up like they should be? also after adjusting hot they sounded to tappy. i readjusted cold and they still sound to loud. before the adjusting they were very quite. is the b30 typically valvey sounding? i set them all to .018. i havent done a compression test yet. any coments or advice would be great.