Hello, I was wondering what the correct position for the gears were for the timing chain in a 223 inline 6. Do you match the dots up or do you offset them? Any body got any pictures of there engine painted up original yellow on a 56 f100?

 

Do NOT align the marks. Hopefully your chain has the marks on it. If I recall correctly the dots will be somewhere around 2 oclock when aligned properly. Try searching on 215 timing or 215 won't start as somewhere someone posted a picture of how it aligns. Sorry no pictures as mine is green. Also, there is a certain number of links on the chain between the marks 5 or 6???

Good Luck,
Paul

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look at page 5 hopefully the link works....

 

For my '60 223, which I believe is basically the same, The timing marks are posistioned so that there are 12 timing chain link pins between the timing marks on the sprokets.

 

Here's the picture from an early-'60's Motor Manual

 

Wow thanks for all the help. Bought my timing chain from macs antique auto parts and it doesn't have the dots. Thanks for all the help and the picture !