Timing tools?
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Timing tools?
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...
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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
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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.
Here is a vid. of hoe a feret works.
Diesel pump timing - YouTube
Good luck,
Mac.
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Maybe get an assistant to hold the camera though... I got a bit of a blair witch project headache going on
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.
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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.
Good luck,
Mac.
Here is a vid. of hoe a feret works.
Good luck,
Mac.
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?
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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.
I gotta get to work! LOL
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