Can't find timing marks on 1951 side dist 8N

Doctor Rick · Apr 19, 2015

I looked and looked but can't find them Are they just buried under the rust on the flywheel? It would help if I knew what I was looking for.
Rick

Edited: OK, I found an old thread and I guess this is not uncommon. I'll try the scotch brite pad on the end of a screwdriver trick and see if I can clean them up once I find them. Pretty sure the flywheel in a late 8N so we will see.

Bob · Apr 19, 2015

It's always a possibility that a PO could have swapped in an older flywheel.

Otherwise, it's just a matter of turning it over slowly and having a keen eye.

JMOR · Apr 19, 2015

(quoted from post at 00:04:09 04/20/15) I looked and looked but can't find them Are they just buried under the rust on the flywheel? It would help if I knew what I was looking for.
Rick

Edited: OK, I found an old thread and I guess this is not uncommon. I'll try the scotch brite pad on the end of a screwdriver trick and see if I can clean them up once i find them Pretty sure the flywheel in a late 8N so we will see.

wo sets of such marks 180 degrees apart.

Dean · Apr 20, 2015

Timinig marks can be hard to find.

I usually use a small paint brush and gasoline to clean the flywheel in the area where the marks are in order to make them more visible.

Once found and clean, I mark the 4 degree BTDC mark with white paint.

Dean

Jock(OR) · Apr 20, 2015

Put your finger over the spark plug hole in #1 cylinder and find top dead center. You should see the 0 degree
mark through the timing hole in the flywheel cover. A small (that fits through the hole) wire cup brush on an
electric drill can help clean up the flywheel to see the marks.

Charner MS · Apr 20, 2015

Stick a wooden peg in the timing hole. Push it against the fly wheel with motor running. Don't use metal.

Can't find timing marks on 1951 side dist 8N

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