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Re: Funky Timing Issues Revisited

To: "R. Ashford Little II" <70TR6@mindspring.com>,
Subject: Re: Funky Timing Issues Revisited
From: "Terry Geiger" <tgeiger@ShoalsBritishCars.org>
Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 20:17:06 -0600
I've heard of this happening but haven't personally experienced it.  During 
my engine rebuild, I noticed the material in my damper was deteriorating. 
Not wanting to take any chances, I had a company called "Damper Dudes" 
replace the material in my damper.

Damper Dudes 1-800-413-2673


Terry Geiger
74 Triumph TR6 (for sunny days)
84 Mercedes Benz 300D Turbo Diesel (for the wife to drive)
90 Chevy S10 (to fetch parts for the first two)

>
> here is my diagnosis:  the harmonic balancer is rotating or slipping at 
> high
> rpm.  This would account for why the timing would "appear" to be off.  My
> then resetting the timing without determining TDC would account for the
> somewhat rough running engine.  Basically I was using a false indicator to
> set the timing.




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