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1970-75 Tune-up Specifications
| Year | Engine Car Model | Spark Plug Type
(AC)
- Gap |
Point Gap | Dwell Angle | Firing Order | Ignition
Timing
(BTDC
or
Mark)
1 |
Hot Idle | |
| Std. Tran | Auto
Tran
2 |
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| 1970 | 6-250
Std. tran
3 |
R46T-.035 | .019 | 31-34 | 153624 | TDC | 750 | - |
| 6-250
Auto tran3 |
R46T-.035 | .019 | 31-34 | 153624 | 4° | - | 600D | |
| 8-350
250hp 4 |
R46S-.030 | .016 | 30 | 18436572 | 10°
5 |
750 | 575D | |
| 8-350
250hp 6 |
R46S-.030 | .016 | 30 | 18436572 | 8°
5 |
675 | 575D | |
| 8-350
310hp |
R45S-.030 | .016 | 30 | 18436572 | 10°
5 |
650 | 575D | |
| 8-350
325hp |
R43S-.030 | .016 | 30 | 18436572 | 14°
5 |
750 | 625D | |
| 8-455
310hp |
R46S-.030 | .016 | 30 | 18436572 | 8°
5 |
675 | 575D | |
| 8-455
320hp |
R45S-.030 | .016 | 30 | 18436572 | 8°
5 |
- | 575D | |
| 8-455
365hp |
R44S-.030 | .016 | 30 | 18436572 | 8°
7 |
750 | 650D | |
| 8-455
370hp |
R44S-.030 | .016 | 30 | 18436572 | 8°
7 |
750 | 650D | |
| 8-455
375hp |
R44S-.030 | .016 | 30 | 18436572 | 12°
5 |
750 | 600D | |
| 8-455
390hp |
R45S-.030 | .016 | 30 | 18436572 | 8°
5 |
- | 600D | |
| 8-455
390hp 8 |
R44S-.030 | .016 | 30 | 18436572 | 12°
5 |
- | 600D | |
| 8-455
400hp |
R45S-.030 | .016 | 30 | 18436572 | 12°
5 |
- | 600D | |
| 1971 | 6-250
3 |
R46TS-.035 | .019 | 33 | 153624 | 4° | 550 | 500D |
| 8-350
155hp |
R46S-.040 | .016 | 30 | 18436572 | 10°
5 |
750 | 600D | |
| 8-350
180hp Std. tran |
R45S-.040 | .016 | 30 | 18436572 | 10°
5 |
750 | - | |
| 8-350
180hp
Auto tran |
R46S-.040 | .016 | 30 | 18436572 | 12°
5 |
- | 600D | |
| 8-455
185hp |
R46S-.040 | .016 | 30 | 18436572 | 8°
5 |
750 | 600D | |
| 8-455
225hp |
R46S-.040 | .016 | 30 | 18436572 | 8°
5 |
- | 600D | |
| 8-455
260hp |
R45S-.040 | .016 | 30 | 18436572 | 10°
5 |
750 | 600D | |
| 8-455
260hp
Std. tran 8 |
R45S-.040 | .016 | 30 | 18436572 | 12°
5 |
750 | - | |
| 8-455
260hp Auto tran 8 |
R45S-.040 | .016 | 30 | 18436572 | 10°
5 |
- | 600D | |
| 8-455
265hp |
R46S-.040 | .016 | 30 | 18436572 | 10°
5 |
- | 600D | |
| 1972 | 8-350
2 Bar carb |
R46S-.040 | .016 | 30 | 18436572 | 8°
5 |
750 | 650D |
| 8-350
4 bar carb Std. tran |
R45S-.040 | .016 | 30 | 18436572 | 8°
5 |
750 | - | |
| 8-350
4 bar carb Auto tran |
R46S-.040 | .016 | 30 | 18436572 | 12°
5 |
- | 600D | |
| 8-455
250, 270hp |
R46S-.040 | .016 | 30 | 18436572 | 8°
5 |
- | 600D | |
| 8-455
300hp |
R45S-.040 | .016 | 30 | 18436572 | 10° | 1000 | 650D | |
| 8-455
Others Std. tran |
R45S-.040 | .016 | 30 | 18436572 | 10°
5 |
750 | - | |
| 8-455
Others Auto tran |
R46S-.040 | .016 | 30 | 18436572 | 8°
5 |
- | 650D | |
| 1973 | 6-250
3 |
R46TS-.035 | 3 |
31-34 | 153624 | 6° | 700 | 600D |
| 8-350
2 Bar carb 9 |
R46S-.040 | .016 | 30 | 18436572 | 14°
5 |
- | 700D | |
| 8-350
2 Bar carb 10 |
R46S-.040 | .016 | 30 | 18436572 | 12°
5 |
- | 700D | |
| 8-350
4 bar carb Std. tran |
R45S-.040 | .016 | 30 | 18436572 | 8°
5 |
1100 | - | |
| 8-350
4 bar carb Auto tran |
R46S-.040 | .016 | 30 | 18436572 | 12°
5, 11 |
- | 650D | |
| 8-455
9 |
R45S-.040 | .016 | 30 | 18436572 | 10°
5 |
1000 | - | |
| 8-455
10 |
R46S-.040 | .016 | 30 | 18436572 | 8°
5 |
- | 650D | |
| 1974 | 6-250
3 |
R46TS-.035 | .019 | 31-34 | 153624 | 8°
13 |
850N | 600D |
| 8-350
4 bar carb |
R46S-.040 | .019 | 30 | 18436572 | 12°
5 |
- | 650D | |
| 8-455
275hp |
R45S-.040 | .019 | 30 | 18436572 | 14°
5 |
- | 650D | |
| 8-455
4 Bar carb |
R46S-.040 | .019 | 30 | 18436572 | 8°
5 |
- | 650D | |
| 8-455
4 Bar carb 12 |
R46SX-.080 | - | - | 18436572 | 8°
5 |
- | 650D | |
| 8-455
4 Bar carb 14 |
R46S-.040 | .019 | 30 | 18436572 | 10°
5 |
- | 650D | |
| 8-455
4 Bar carb 12, 14 |
R46SX-.080 | - | - | 18436572 | 10°
5 |
- | 650D | |
| 1975 | 6-250
3 |
R46TX-.060 | - | - | - | 10° | 850 | 6 |
| 8-260 | R46SX-.080 | - | - | - | 15 |
750 | 650D | |
| 8-350
16 |
R45TSX-.060 | - | - | - | 12° | - | 600D | |
| V8-350 | R46SX-.080 | - | - | - | 20°
5 |
- | 650D | |
| V8-400
4 |
R45TSX-.060 | - | - | - | 16°
5 |
- | 650D | |
| V8-455 | R46SX-.080 | - | - | - | 16°
5 |
- | 650D | |
| V8-455
14 |
R46SX-.080 | - | - | - | 12°
5 |
- | 650D | |
1- BTDC - Before top dead center
2- D- Drive N- neutral
3- See Chevrolet for service procedure
4 - See Pontiac for service procedure
5 - At 1100 rpm
6 - Exc CA 550D, CA 600D
7- At 850 rpm
8- Air Induction
9- Intermediate cars
10- Full size
11- Vista-cruiser 10°
12- With high energy ignition system
13- Manual tran 850 rpm Auto 600 rpm
14- Toronado
15-Exc CA 16° CA 18° BTDC at 1100 rpm
16- Omega only. See Buick for service procedures
17- Exc. Starfire