i turn them in all the way. then turn them out, i jus kinda learned to adjust timing and the carb by ear
You could be missing out on mileage and or power. If too lean you could shorten the life of valves or something... excessive heat.
its jus something ive learned to do cause ive never really had a timing light or anything around, ive checked it a couple times. i get it pretty freakin close