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Kevin Matheson

04-27-2007 07:06:37




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I just got done with the overhaul on my 1955 Ford 860 (runs great). Last night I was going to set the timing and couldn't find any timing marks on the flywheel. could this have been replaced at one time with a flywheel with no marks on it? How do I know where the timing is set at?

the other thing I notaced when setting the valve lash one of the push rods was not rotating, just moving back and forth a little. Is this a problem and if so how do I fix that?
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Kevin

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duck64759

04-27-2007 17:09:18




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 Re: 860 timing push rods in reply to Kevin Matheson, 04-27-2007 07:06:37  
The marks are not on the flat of the flywheel as you look straight into the hole, they are on a ridge or the step up on the flywheel. I took the advice of others here & removed the starter cause the hole is bigger to see the marks. Turned the motor over till I found the marks, marked them, put it all back together. I at first thought my flywheel had no marks, but after removing starter & looking there they showed up pretty plain.

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john_bud

04-27-2007 07:26:07




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 Re: 860 timing push rods in reply to Kevin Matheson, 04-27-2007 07:06:37  
The timing marks may be covered with years of goop and slime. (yuck) Hand rotate the engine so the #1 piston (closest to radiator) is ready to fire. Then look for the marks. Clean as needed - carb cleaner & toothbrush etc.

You can static time it now. Rotate the engine so the flywheel is at the correct time. Then with the ignition ON, rotate the distributor until the #1 spark plug fires. (Put the cap back on, plug in the #1 plug, hand ground it or ground it with a wire from the block to the plug battery --> you can then see the plug spark). When you have it so it sparks, tighten down the dist and off you go.

jb

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