8BA timing mark

[RalphG]

Originally Posted by glennpm

A couple of pictures below. With the timing cover pin aligned with the dimple in the crankshaft pulley, it is supposed to be 2° BTDC. You may have to uses the zip tie method to accurately determine TDC and then mark your pulley, in alignment with the pin

Glenn

Yes I have the pointer and dimple just like in the pictures but for some reason the timing light does not pick it up. Is it possible the old spark plug wires are giving too much induction and causing a false readout? I know this car puts out a lot of static on the shop am radio. The engine runs great. I did try a slight advance on the distributor but that caused kickback on the starter so I set it back a little.