timing ??????
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timing ??????
ok this is where i get lost on gas motors. i let my dad drive my 70 f250 360 2v. when he brings it back its running a little rough. he said he played with timen and could not get right again.after just about griping his head of and playen with it cant get right.does any body know after i bring #1 to tdc how many decres i should shot for. and will read right if i hook up a timing light.the old man says timing guns are only good one new motors not old ones. thanks
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Somewhere between 6 and 12 degrees, wherever it will still run on 87 and not ping. Timing lights should work ok, just need to find your timing pointer. As I recall it should be, if you are looking at the crank from the front, at about 2 o'clock. That's driver side below water pump. Maybe, if I remember right.
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The pointer is on the passenger side. If you were looking at the damper from the front, the pointer would be at the 10-O-clock position. The marks are on the damper, you'll probably have to clean them off. I put a mark on the line where I want my initial timing, much easier to find that way.
There is a grain of truth to what the old man says. As the distributor and the advance mechanism inside wear out, the timing will start to "walk" around. With the engine at idle, if you put the light on the marks, and they stay the same, life is good. If the marks seem to move around as the light flashes, the dizzy is worn out.
When you set timing with the light, remember to have the engine warmed up, the vacuum hose disconnected, and the engine at idle. General practice is to plug the vacuum hose. If you do have vacuum there at idle, you have other adjustments to make after you get the timing set.
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There is a grain of truth to what the old man says. As the distributor and the advance mechanism inside wear out, the timing will start to "walk" around. With the engine at idle, if you put the light on the marks, and they stay the same, life is good. If the marks seem to move around as the light flashes, the dizzy is worn out.
When you set timing with the light, remember to have the engine warmed up, the vacuum hose disconnected, and the engine at idle. General practice is to plug the vacuum hose. If you do have vacuum there at idle, you have other adjustments to make after you get the timing set.
Keep us posted
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Here are the specs for a 1970 360 2v: Firing order is 15426378, Plug gap .034, Dwell 29°, Point gap .017 and the timing is 6° BTDC. I got these specs from a tune-up book from Standard Motor Products, Inc. It cost me $.50 and the coyright is 1981. It comes in handy now and then. This should get you close.
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i have a 1970 ford f-250 with a 390 and i just recently had the heads redone and a mild cam put in it the truck runs unbelievably great but i have an issue with the 1st,3rd and 4th pipe on the passenger side glowing extremely red almost to the point of melting and the 1st and 4th pipe on the drivers side glowing a darker red but still dont appear it should do that what needs to be done to fix the prob
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Originally Posted by mr.snowflake
i have a 1970 ford f-250 with a 390 and i just recently had the heads redone and a mild cam put in it the truck runs unbelievably great but i have an issue with the 1st,3rd and 4th pipe on the passenger side glowing extremely red almost to the point of melting and the 1st and 4th pipe on the drivers side glowing a darker red but still dont appear it should do that what needs to be done to fix the prob
glow) and see what you come up with.. should add to your list of things to look at.better yet here you are...https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/5...highlight=glow
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the plugs on the passenger side one white and light brown combo and the the drivers side 1,2,3 are light oil coated and the 4th was soaked and the electrode was melted together and also would a intake gasket leaking oil and the head gaskets leaking oil be any part of the problem
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