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    10/17/2020 1:55 PM  #1

    Marco
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    From: Milano - Italy
    Registered: 6/28/2013
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    My pointer

    Hello,
    every time I had to adjust the advance I took the wrong reference because the pointer was missing. So I put piston 1 at top dead center and built my pointer (which was missing) starting from the photo of what the original should look like. This is the result.
    I used a 20 mm x 2 thk aluminum plate, bended and drilled.





     

     

    10/17/2020 3:00 PM  #2

    TKOPerformance
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    Re: My pointer

    Nice job, looks stock!

     

    10/17/2020 3:52 PM  #3

    Nos681
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    Re: My pointer

    Great idea.

    I like it.

    Do you have a copy of the Mona Lisa too? 😁

    Last edited by Nos681 (10/17/2020 3:55 PM)

     

    10/17/2020 9:54 PM  #4

    6sally6
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    From: Surfside Beach,SC
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    Re: My pointer

    I got a home-made pointer too!
    6sally6
    ..............nice!

    Get busy Liv'in or get busy Die'n....Host of the 2020 Bash at the Beach/The only Bash that got cancelled  )8
     

    10/18/2020 10:47 AM  #5

    Marco
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    Re: My pointer

    Thank you guys.
    Unfortunately no, I don't  have a copy of the Mona Lisa.
    I like to do myself what it is possible.
    Marco

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    10/18/2020 12:15 PM  #6

    Nos681
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    Re: My pointer

    Gaba has a very good write up about setting up your distributor too.

    https://fyi.boardhost.com/viewtopic.php?id=9786


    Here’s a link that helps explain distributor timing for performance engines too.

    https://www.badasscars.com/index.cfm/page/ptype=product/product_id=447/category_id=13/mode=prod/prd447.htm

     

    10/18/2020 12:26 PM  #7

    ps77sb
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    Re: My pointer

    I installed a rebuilt engine in 1977 F100. When I installed an after market balancer at TDC it didn't line up with the pointer. I have two balancers that slipped like this. I could probably put a timing mark tape on it after establishing TDC. What I didn't do is put a correction ink mark on the face (front) of the balancer across the two rings and rubber grommet. This way if I ended up with timing issues I could check to see if the outter ring had moved or slipped. Also the balancer was a swap meet item. later

     

    10/18/2020 2:36 PM  #8

    RTM
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    Re: My pointer

    Great job and it looks factory.   Pretty sure I will have to do the same for my engine when I get to that point.

     

    10/18/2020 6:49 PM  #9

    6sally6
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    Re: My pointer

    ps77sb wrote:

    I installed a rebuilt engine in 1977 F100. When I installed an after market balancer at TDC it didn't line up with the pointer. I have two balancers that slipped like this. I could probably put a timing mark tape on it after establishing TDC. What I didn't do is put a correction ink mark on the face (front) of the balancer across the two rings and rubber grommet. This way if I ended up with timing issues I could check to see if the outter ring had moved or slipped. Also the balancer was a swap meet item. later

    Yep.....kinda what I did! Established TDC  (with a piston stop)...attached a timing tape....."made" a fancy-smancy pointer and mounted it so it would be EZ to see when setting my timing. 
    Kind-uva timing pointer the way FoMoCo SHOULDA-DONE it!
    6sal6
     

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