how to set timing?
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how to set timing?
My 351w has only one mark on the balancer to indicate where the timing should be set. How does this work? Aren't there supposed to be degree mark so the timing can be set? BTW where did the search function go?
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The mark is probably TDC. With the usual strobe, this isn't a lot of help. However, if you get a Craftsman timing light, you'll love it. The back of the Craftsman light has a dial and pointer where you set the timing you want, then shoot the mark and turn the dizzy until it lines up exactly on the pointer. VERY easy to see and set compared to the degree marks on the balancer. Mine was worth every penny.
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If you don't have any other marks on the balancer the one mark you do have will be TDC and in that case you should have a degree plate coming off the timing cover. Now this plate is bolted on so it may have been removed and not reinstalled?????
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From: S.C.
I dont know the 351's but reading the service book on my '54 239 motor it states one groove on pulley lines up with the end of the pointer and that this is 10 deg.
Be sure to check your service book, if there should be a degree plate or a single mark, the book should let you know.
Ed
Be sure to check your service book, if there should be a degree plate or a single mark, the book should let you know.
Ed
