Timing pointer
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Timing pointer
Hey guys. I need to set the timing on my truck but i cant see the marks from any where unless im laying under the truck. any tips? also i found the marks but cant find pointer. If any one has pics that would be awesome.
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Ya, but at least the fan blade only hit my finger once and my timing light 3 times. Im having a major problem using the light though. My ignition system is upgraded and there is a lot of interference. so the timing light is basically a flashlight. Now im just doing it by feel. Im still not sure what i should set the timing on now becasue im running a 4bbl and performance ignition. stock setting is 8 btdc.
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it may just be that its the cheapest timing light i can find. 15bucks at harbor freight. what I was trying was to just hold the clip in the vicinity above the wire until it flashed slower... that did not really work. I tried to set it at 10 btdc while doing this but when i took it for a ride it was pretty bad. I may have just been getting too much signal from the other wires. ( im running 9mm ford racing wires)
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You can advance the timing 1 degree for every 2,000 ft. above sea level..to compensate for the altitude...
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Thanks! I did not know that.
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ya i pulled and plunged the vac advance hose. but i didn't plug the actual advancer on the distributor.
One more question. When i went to look at my marks, some one had marked tdc with white paint. why would they mark tdc instead of where it needed to be ( 8 btdc) ? i think some one had my engine timed to tdc.
One more question. When i went to look at my marks, some one had marked tdc with white paint. why would they mark tdc instead of where it needed to be ( 8 btdc) ? i think some one had my engine timed to tdc.
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Sounds like my harmonic balancer. There is only one notch in it and a stupid round hole as a pointer.
It is impossible to shine a timing light into the hole because the alternator is right in the way. I had to time it by ear and guestimate where I'm at BTDC.
It is impossible to shine a timing light into the hole because the alternator is right in the way. I had to time it by ear and guestimate where I'm at BTDC.
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Could be but i don't think my lifters are adjustable. that's a possibility though.
Thats the exact problem i had. I though that hole ( mine has a bolt in it) was the pointer at first. but then i looked past the inner part of the upper radiator hose between the water pump and the air pump and i was able to see the pointer with a flashlight. Maby you have one too but just cant see it from the angles your looking from. I can take a pic if you want.
Sounds like my harmonic balancer. There is only one notch in it and a stupid round hole as a pointer.
It is impossible to shine a timing light into the hole because the alternator is right in the way. I had to time it by ear and guestimate where I'm at BTDC.
It is impossible to shine a timing light into the hole because the alternator is right in the way. I had to time it by ear and guestimate where I'm at BTDC.
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