I have a 1966 F-100 That has its origanal 352. I bought this truck a few years ago and have worked on it a few times. a short while ago I thought it needed to be timed so me and a buddy decided to work on it. When I opened the hood that time was when I realized it didnt have a balancer but did have a timing pointer sticking out of the timing chain cover. Does it need a balancer and why doesn't it have one from the factory? Also would a bal;ancer from a 360 or 390 work?

 

It has a balancer, it's real skinny though. One pulley sheeve is built into it.

Barry

 

How in the world do I time it other than listening to the engine for the right sound????

 

There should be some timing marks on the engine side of that skinny pulley that the pointer lines up with.

Barry