24-10-2019, 09:08 PM
Hi Nick
Interesting! I’ve read the Austin manual and it seems from the later section that the Austin recommendation was to keep the control lever in more or less the same place all the time and retard it only if the engine “rumbles” (Austin’s words not mine).
I routinely retard the ignition to start and advance only once on the move and with engine revs above about 1500. I also retard the ignition when descending a hill on overrun otherwise I get some popping and the occasional backfire.
Cheers
Howard
Interesting! I’ve read the Austin manual and it seems from the later section that the Austin recommendation was to keep the control lever in more or less the same place all the time and retard it only if the engine “rumbles” (Austin’s words not mine).
I routinely retard the ignition to start and advance only once on the move and with engine revs above about 1500. I also retard the ignition when descending a hill on overrun otherwise I get some popping and the occasional backfire.
Cheers
Howard