Hi Richard,
There should be five timing marks in, 5 degree increments,on your
crank pulley. They are kinda hard to see, so you may want to either paint or
maybe chalk up those little marks on your pulley so you can see them. To the
best of my recollection, there is no plate or gauge with the numbers in
degrees on them for any of the Datsun roadsters, just those crank pulley
timing marks. Gary called me last night on that, but I wasn't sure about
if the later style smog engines had that "fin" on the timing cover or not,
but that matches up to the timing marks on the crank pulley and you can set
your timing from there. Since you are running Garys EI distributor, you
can run up to 18-22 degrees pretty safely with the regapped plugs... just
watch that temperature gauge! Best of luck!!!
Eric
>I am having trouble timing my 1600, there seems to be no gauge or plate
> on the timing cover to tell where to set the advance. There is a fin
> that protrudes off the timing cover that marks TDC, and I can see the
> timing mark on the crank pulley, but isn't there supposed to be some
> kind of plate or gauge with numbers in degrees down there? If so, and
> mine is missing, can they be replaced ?
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> Thanks in advance
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> Richard
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> 67.5
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> Santa Cruz California
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