Need advise about timing please
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ok quick question on the markings, what would work best as a 'permanent' solution for the marks, i would think the chalk or drywall technique would only be good for a 1 time deal, just debating on (while it is a project) making my timing marks stick out like a sore thumb and something that will survive the longest
Still looks good after 2 years..........
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I cleaned off the crank pulley with mineral spirits and took fine sandpaper to it to remove all the previous white smudges I did trying to improve things. Then I took a can of white paint I had laying around and found a small artists brush. With the brush I painted a little blob over the 10° and 20° BTDC marks. They are still hard to see with the timing light I have. When I first checked the base timing was more than 20° BTDC and I found it difficult to turn the dizzy finely enough to adjust the timing. I kept overshooting the hell out of it in both directions until I finally got it around 14° BTDC. I locked the dizzy there and I'm going to see what if any mpg improvements I see.
The funny thing is that I never noticed any pinging even with the timing way advanced. Also, it was never hard to start and actually ran pretty much the sane with the timing anywhere between 0° and nearly 30° BTDC... And that is running 87 octane gasoline. Maybe I need to have my hearing checked
. Gotta love those old school V8s with cast iron heads 
The funny thing is that I never noticed any pinging even with the timing way advanced. Also, it was never hard to start and actually ran pretty much the sane with the timing anywhere between 0° and nearly 30° BTDC... And that is running 87 octane gasoline. Maybe I need to have my hearing checked
. Gotta love those old school V8s with cast iron heads
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I cleaned mine up with sand paper, smeared it with silver anti-seized and then lightly wiped it off with a paper towel so that the anti-seize stayed down in the marks. That silver really lights up in the strobe.
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But hey, if you can see the marks and get your timing done, you win....
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Meh, in the north nothing is durable so that's not something I shoot for. Just be glad I left out the part about getting the balancer cleaned up by sanding it while it was running. Nope, I didn't say that and you shouldn't try it. It's stoooooopid! (but also really quick, if you don't have to go to the ER first)
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Meh, in the north nothing is durable so that's not something I shoot for. Just be glad I left out the part about getting the balancer cleaned up by sanding it while it was running. Nope, I didn't say that and you shouldn't try it. It's stoooooopid! (but also really quick, if you don't have to go to the ER first)
I did the same thing---but if you tell anyone, I'll deny it 'til the day I die....
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