I'm looking to set the timing on my '86 6.9L diesel woth the banks turbo... I've been doing some research on the tools out there... I foind the one that screws in place of the glowplugs, but as I inderstand these can be off by as much as 10%. I found the Ferret tool that acts as a trigger for a regular timing light, which is pretty awesome. And I found the Time Trac tt1000....

I blew a bunch of money on my truck initially, so i'm feeling pretty cheep... These tools are almost all over $200, which seems like alot to blow on it considering how infrequently it is likely to be used....

Are there any tools out there that are $100 or less, while still being usefull? I understand it's possible to do it by ear, but I don't have a good ear for such things... I can tell when something is wrong, but not when it's right...

Thanks

 

Timing by ear is nothing more than guessing. I had both my trucks timed by ear, and when I got my feret I was off in both directions -2* and +3* The feret works great, but don't forget you also need a timing gun, preferably a digital one with tach and advance features, but it is pretty easy to use. I have not heard of anything in the 100 dollar range to time with.

Here is a vid. of hoe a feret works.

Diesel pump timing - YouTube

Good luck,

Mac.

 

Yeah buddy!!! Like you videos mac i subcrised on youtube because you go in depth on your videos!!! Keep up the good work mang

 

Maybe get an assistant to hold the camera though... I got a bit of a blair witch project headache going on.

 

I hear ya Adam, but advil is way more in the budget than an assistant, I got no friends man! LOL. Those vids were supposedly fixed by youtube too, imagine how bad the originals are! Maybe I need a couple cocktails first to calm the nervs... Yeah that's the ticket!!!

You should see what I use as a camera mount when I'm not holding it, I'll hafta get a pic up.

BTW thanks felix, I'm not really the social networking type, but sometimes it is a good thing!

Mac.

 

Yup, saw that video in my search for information... Pretty kool stuff

well, I found a site that has the Ferret tool for the cheepest... Either $177 for a 6.5MM kit, or $199 for a 1/4" kit... which one would be the correct one?
Ferret Instruments V765-02 Fuel Injection Tester - Fuel System Tools

Ferret Instruments V765-01 Injector Tester - Fuel System Tools

 

Ferret Instruments V765-01 Diesel Injection Detector wIth 1/4 inch clamp (6.35mm)

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...-new-toys.html

 

My assistant! How's that for some redneck engineering! Hey at least he doesn't steal my beers! This presented another conundrum...How do you take a picture of the camera you use to take pictures??? Camera phone!





I gotta get to work! LOL

Mac.