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05-01-2016, 10:35 AM | #41 |
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Re: Do you use a timing light ?
Something that hasn't been brought up is making sure the point dwell is correct before spending/wasting time setting or checking timing.
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05-01-2016, 10:53 AM | #42 |
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Re: Do you use a timing light ?
Good point!
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05-01-2016, 10:55 AM | #43 |
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Re: Do you use a timing light ?
It is often hard to get a flathead to ping, so that method most likely will not work. Distributor should work as setup on the bench.
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05-02-2016, 09:08 AM | #45 |
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Re: Do you use a timing light ?
Quote from Bubba earlier in this thread:
"Vacuum timing, spark knock timing and even starter kick back timing all work very well if you live in a cave somewhere ! (i am an old hillbily from Tennessee and have lived in a cave before and used all the above ) however that dont make it correct... Find TDC and use a timing light !!!!!!!" I would lesson to someone who knows what he is talking about! This is good advice for an 8ba engine which has the marks right on the timing cover. Other flatheads would need a timing mark added. Last edited by JSeery; 05-03-2016 at 07:11 AM. |
05-03-2016, 07:00 AM | #46 |
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Re: Do you use a timing light ?
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On the setup below, the engine has 8 degrees of initial and I setup the Vertex mag to have 16 degrees of mechanical - all in by 2000 or so. Here is a timing pointer and setup that I made for the 42 Merc engine in my 32 Cabriolet - added it to the stock 32 motor mount. My goal was to design/fabricate the timing pointer in a way that at least looks somewhat like something that came on the engine: 32MountsModified2 copy.jpg CrankPulleyAndNewMount2 copy.jpg 2015-11-07 18.31.21 copy.jpg |
05-06-2016, 02:43 PM | #47 |
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Re: Do you use a timing light ?
Here's the timing tape installed and a shot with the pointer
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05-07-2016, 09:44 AM | #48 |
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Re: Do you use a timing light ?
Nice setup . . . good to see some other flathead nuts putting timing marks/tape on their pulleys - sure makes some sense now doesn't it. Love the brown caps on your distributor - just look cool now don't they!
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