351W which pointer do I time from?
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351W which pointer do I time from?
My 351W has a pass side timing pointer deal, down below alternator. There is a hollow barrel on one end of the timing pointer, and a tab sorta thing on opposite end (near crank). Which one do I set timing off, do I try to get 6 or 8 degrees BTC in the round hole, or at the opposite pointy end? Sorry to have to ask, been decades since I busted out my 1982 sears timing light.
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Please ignore the question, figured it out last night. For those searching in future, the sharp pointy tip near the crankshaft has "TIME" written on it (mine was under a thick layer of rust), and the balancer is of course marked with both degrees ATDC and BTDC. I timed mine to 14 degrees advanced and believe I'm going to have to back it down a little lower.
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