Hi all, I recently got my Dwell corrected at the school's auto shop (and 
before you start groaning, i took the classes before and no car leaves w/o 
being checked by the ASE certified instructor)  And supposedly had it set to 
30 degrees.  
Last time the set it to 22.5 degrees, the student instructor did it, not he 
real one like thie time, and i got crap for gas mileage but had better power 
at cruising speeds! 
anyways, i got the car home, ran great, did a burnout at the same length as 
when it was set at 22.5 (or so)  so i figured it was all ok.
When the car is idling in drive, it slows, sputters, nearly stalls, then 
speeds up.  Surges, if you will.
I checked the timing, (Disconnectes dist.vac. line) it was perfect.
Plugged  the vac. line back in and immediately the timing mark jumped, i 
on;t
know how many degrees but about an inch or more advanced. (The engine would 
barely run w/o the dist. vac. line plugged in) 
Then i had someone rev the engine and the mark never moved from that spot.  
The pedal was to the floor for a brief moment, but still the timing mark 
ever
moved.  
I figure either the vac. advance is pulling ALL the time, or the springs in  
the distributor are too weak and letting  the mech. advance go all the time.
help!
thanks.
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