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It usually means that the distributor is literally, 180 degrees "out" of adjustment by that much. The rotor is pointing in opposite direction it should be. It's usually caused when someone pulls all of the sparkplugs and makes assumptions that are not valid as they put it all back together.

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Q: What does it mean to be 180 degrees out on the timing?
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