I know this isn't what you are asking, but I think what most people do here
is to make a new pointer, and then use either a fully degreed pulley (marked
360deg around) or they install timing tape (same thing just a tape you put
around your pulley).
James Nazarian
----- Original Message -----
From: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>; <whiland@semispares.com>; <vjeong@hotmail.com>;
<hans@hiflow.com>
Sent: 22 January, 2003 5:33 PM
Subject: A product I'd like to see
> When I built my motor, the crank pulley for the blower was large
> enough to block the timing marks on the front cover. I took a degree
> wheel (for setting and measuring cam timing) and attached it to the
> front of the timing cover. It was a bit too big, so I tried attaching
> a protractor inside to get marks right next to the pulley.
>
> As with any prototype there are problems, the wheel is large enough
> diameter that the bottom of it (from about 20-70 ATDC) hits on the
> cross member. The plastic protractor warped from the heat and so
> forth. On the other hand, I can get measurements of my timing at full
> advance using a simple timing light, and I can see the marks with the
> larger pulley on the engine.
>
> I would love to see a commercially made version of this that has
> timing marks scribed "all the way in" and which is shaped to fit
> properly on an installed motor. They would be cheap to make being a
> stamp cut piece of metal (aluminum) and a silk screening.
>
> Here are a couple of mediocre pictures of my installation:
> (yes I scribed the pulley so I can get timing of either 1&4 or 2&3)
> http://www.red4est.com/lrc/pix/jrb021116N/pict0295N.jpg
> http://www.red4est.com/lrc/pix/jrb021116N/pict0301N.jpg
>
> As long as you were doing a custom silkscreen on it, you could print
> all sorts of handy data, stock torque specs, a table for when various
> cams open and close, timing specs your companies, url and phone number
> etc.
>
> Larry
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