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Originally Posted by Flathead Fever
I was a mechanic for 30-years (not recommended). If you can't see the timing marks with the light, chances are the plug wires are placed wrongly on the cap, or the distributer is installed wrong. I would start from the beginning, disconnect the vacuum line from the vacuum
If anybody buys a timing light, make sure it is an "adjustable" one. Then if have one timing mark like a flathead, has you can still read your maximum advance using the adjustable light. You can't do this with a standard timing light.
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Thanks for the reply. I don't know if this light is standard or adjustble but will check. I got all the tune up specs from the Van Pelt site re: firing order and cylinder numbers. I think the next step might be to remove spark plug #1 and determine true top dead centre to see how it relates to the pointer and mark on the pulley.