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    Aug 11, 2021 5 minutes

    LETTER OF THE MONTH

    SPARK THE FIRE

    I HAVE made a discovery about the infamous Starfire engine, which was created by cutting down a six-cylinder big-car donk into a four to go into Toyota Coronas and others to meet government quotas of the time. Quick recap for context: the Starfire ran like crap, sucked petrol and quickly gained a reputation for being a piece of shit!

    I ended up being given one of these Coronas, which inevitably led me into the Starfire quagmire. But here’s the kicker: I discovered what the fault was! The standard set for the timing was about 15 degrees out.

    My hypothesis is that the timing mark on the leading pulley wheel had been notched 15 degrees off the correct position, causing the spark timing to be slightly delayed. A delayed spark

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