Cranking advance

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mops
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Hello Guys.

I'll keep it short and to the point.

I'm troubleshooting poor starting behaviour of my car (starts almost always, but it certainly doesnt sound healty). I datalogged a start and I see that spark durning cranking is 5 degrees BTDC. I believe somebody here said that durning cranking the spark should be AT TDC. Is that the case ?

I'm attaching quick screenshot and a log of my srarting, notice jerkiness once ve table takes over from priming pulse.

Any suggestions welcome.
Thanks in advance.

Mops.
BMW, 1985, E30, 325i, 2-door, 5spd , 127k miles, short shift, MSII, V3/code 2.684/60-2 wheel/MT 2.25, LC-1 wbO2, ignitor module mod driving msd coil/, 3 pin Bosch PWC IAC mod
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Post by Keithg »

at 0 it will probably not start, mine will not. Try going the other way. 10 would be a good guess. Mine starts right up at 18.

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i'll give it a go and post back here.
BMW, 1985, E30, 325i, 2-door, 5spd , 127k miles, short shift, MSII, V3/code 2.684/60-2 wheel/MT 2.25, LC-1 wbO2, ignitor module mod driving msd coil/, 3 pin Bosch PWC IAC mod
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