Posted by DollarBill on November 04, 2011 at 03:33:09 from (98.70.47.134):
In Reply to: 1952 8n timing posted by SAshby on November 03, 2011 at 11:16:28:
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As Dean stated, the marks are often lightly stamped and hard to find if the flywheel has rusted through the years.
To help get you in the ball park - Remove the number one plug and with your finger over the plug hole, bump the starter (key off of course). When you feel compression, use a flashlight to look for timing marks on the flywheel. If your fan belt is tight enough, you should be able to turn the motor with the fan.
Once you locate the marks, use the following method to adjust your timing:
Disconnect the wire from the coil to the side of the distributor.
Connect one lead of analog ohm meter to ground and the other to the post on the distributor.
Turn the flywheel to your desired timing mark – 4 degrees BTDC.
Rotate the distributor housing and watch for the needle deflection. Desired reading is somewhere between good point contact and open.
Tighten the distributor bolt down, reconnect the wire from the coil and you should be about as close to perfect timing as you can get.
If you are still unable to locate the timing marks - It's possible that someone replaced the original flywheel with one from a front mount distributor.
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