Timing on 50hp 1982 mercury thunderbolt

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What is the relationship between the throttle position and the timing advance position. Is there a measurment or procedure for doing this?

 

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Re: Timing on 50hp 1982 mercury thunderbolt

Yes, but it takes two. The guy with the timing light, and the helmsman.<br />Or a test tank. You must hook the timing light up, adjust the idle timing, then, wot, and check with throttle fully advanced.<br />But don't mess with it, because it never moves on it's own (or rarely does), and if you're sure it hasn't been moved, the timing should track just fine.