what is the best way to time my car, it has a electronic dist. on it and there is not any brand name on it.
I would go to UTube and look up Static Timing for a T or an old 4cyl VW Bug would be about the same thing.
George n L.A.
At least I think it would work on electronic.
Hmmm...
I haven't had much luck in general static timing distributors. I've found that it takes quite a bit of trial-and-error. Of course, it depends a lot on the set-up.
Here's the best advice I can give you. If you have a test light, put it in place of the coil. The coil fires when the points open. Assuming that your distributor just has electronic points and not something real crazy such as MSD, the light should turn off, indicating the moment when the plug fires.
Anyway, remove the spark plug from cylinder no. 1 and set the spark advance lever to fully retarded. Slowly crank the engine over with your test light in hand, and the light should turn off either right when the no. 1 piston reach top-dead center (on compression stroke, of course!), or preferably a few degrees afterwards. If not, you'll need to rotate the distributor a bit to change the timing, and I can't remember which way you'll need to turn it.
Hope this helps!
Roger,Found it. Go here and download "Instructions"
Covers points and electronic.
http://www.texastparts.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=TTP&Product_C ode=T3161&Category_Code=m
Position the crank on the timing mark. Retard the timing. Rotate the DISTRIBUTOR BODY to find the position where the points crack. You can make a battery powered test light and wire it to the points. The light will be on when the points are closed and off when they open.