1996 Chevy Truck timing

1996 CHEVROLET TRUCK
152,000 MILES • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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TCBOOTHE
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Where is the brown wire located to diconnect the est to use timing light? Is not around the distributor or fire wall or behind glove box.
Dec 4, 2009 at 7:38 AM
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On a 96 there is no wire for this. Timing is controlled exclusively by the PCM. The distributor is installed with #1 cylinder at TDC and the rotor pointing to the tab on the distributor base marked with an "8". Fine adjustment (if needed) must be done using a scan tool. If the distributor is installed incorrectly the vehicle will set a DTC of P1345

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Dec 9, 2009 at 4:03 AM
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