Snap-On Mt480?
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Snap-On Mt480?
Where can i find one? I have checked eBay many times and I always miss the bids or just can't afford the price tags they end up with. I can't find any around here and all the shops in my area seem clueless. Anybody got one? Willing to sell it? Any ideas? Thanks all!
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From what i hear they are hard to find, and extremely hard to find complete.
Theres a guy here that has a working one and i'm sure he'll chime in. (Sorry F250, can't remember your whole username...
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Theres a guy here that has a working one and i'm sure he'll chime in. (Sorry F250, can't remember your whole username...
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Yaa, and once you find one, you have to buy it hoping the sensors are in working condition, which are also hard to find and your investment is worthless without them.
Strongly suggested to buy a Ferret and timing light new from Tool Discounter and know it works. I went this route and am very happy with the results. You also then don't have to worry about compensating for the varying luminosity of different fuels.
Strongly suggested to buy a Ferret and timing light new from Tool Discounter and know it works. I went this route and am very happy with the results. You also then don't have to worry about compensating for the varying luminosity of different fuels.
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Where can i find one? I have checked eBay many times and I always miss the bids or just can't afford the price tags they end up with. I can't find any around here and all the shops in my area seem clueless. Anybody got one? Willing to sell it? Any ideas? Thanks all!
Steve
Steve
like others have stated,99.9% of the ones you see on ebay will not have all the required parts or there will be something wrong with them.
the rare one you do find that will show all the parts and have an actual return policy will NOT (as expected) come cheap.
even a fully working one isn't worth its $,because when it does brake,then what? your left with a paper weight or on the hunt for old discontinued used parts to try and fix yours again.i wouldn't go through it again.took buying two meters to make one good one.
then like stated,without knowing your cetane rating,the meter is worthless.all you can do is get it close.which makes no sense if you just payed a few hundred for a meter,as close isn't what your after.
there are better solutions today like suggested above.
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The Ferret referred to is a pulse detector which detects the pressure pulse to #1 injector via a piezo clamp, then energizes a wire loop. The loop can then be treated like a spark plug wire and a regular timing light (with advance settings) attached to determine the timing.
Search "Ferret Diesel Timing" in Google and you'll see what it is. They are quite easy to use and work well, IMO.
Search "Ferret Diesel Timing" in Google and you'll see what it is. They are quite easy to use and work well, IMO.
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I just ordered the Ferret after reading an earlier thread. Do you HAVE to have advance settings on the timing light? The salesman said any good light would work. Do I now need another one?
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The reason you want the advance on the light is that the harmonic balancer has a single groove and the timing mark is a single groove as well, so to align them you use the advance setting.
I've never used my timing light on a gasser so I don't know how of if you can use one of those stick-on scales I see used on TV. I imagine it would have to be fairly thin to fit between the balancer and the bracket that holds the Snap-On sensor and the timing mark.
I've never used my timing light on a gasser so I don't know how of if you can use one of those stick-on scales I see used on TV. I imagine it would have to be fairly thin to fit between the balancer and the bracket that holds the Snap-On sensor and the timing mark.
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