hello all this my first post. I have a s-10 with a 305. I am having problems with the timing or something. I bought another s-10 that had this motor in it. The motor ran fine while it was in the other truck. I just recently took the motor out and put it into another s-10 with a turbo 350 tranny. The other truck had the stock 5 speed. Here is my problem, when I shift the truck into gear it dies. I have to set the idle high for the motor not to die when it goes into gear. I checked the timing for the first time and it seems to be way off! The timing tab is in the 1:30 position and I have talked with a few people and they say that it needs to be around 12:00. Btw, this is a 84 small block pass side dip stick. I set the timing around 12:00 and the idle seems good. I don't have a tach so I am guessing rpm's (700'ish) I checked the vaccum running from the intake to the tranny and it is good. This is not a lock up turbo 350. I can get the truck to shift into gear if I give it a little gas and then be on my way. It seems to get better the longer I drive it. I went out and punched it to the floor to check timing and there is no ping!! I need some help because my knowlege is at it's peak. I really don't want to take it to a shop so they can charge me out the butt.
Jeremy