I set my 350 by ear. It is hard to set by timing light if you use a non
stock cam, mine is a little radical.
Jimmy
doodle@flintemc.net
http://members.flintemc.net/~doodle/index.html
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-----Original Message-----
From: Charles Bertelson <bigd@win.bright.net>
Cc: oletrucks@autox.team.net <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Date: Sunday, June 06, 1999 7:17 PM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Timing questions
>I was told that on my 350 that I did not need to use a timing light, and to
>just rotate the distributer? I have'nt tryed it yet. Will it work?
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Grant Galbraith <trks@javanet.com>
>To: scott thayn <sthayn@castlenet.com>
>Cc: oletrucks@autox.team.net <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
>Date: Sunday, June 06, 1999 6:05 PM
>Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Timing questions
>
>
>>There is a widow in the bell housing just above starter which should
enable
>you
>>to see a ball embedded in the flywheel. This is what the timing light
>should
>>light on. White paint around area can help to zero in on it.
>> I used a 11 flywheel that came off a '62 engine of unknown origin that
>>doesn't have this ball but has a zero where I think the ball should be.
>Seems
>>to be working OK. Anyone else have a flywheel without the ball?
>>
>>Grant 50 3100
>>
>>scott thayn wrote:
>>
>>> I have a '54 chevy 3100 and a '51 GMC panel that both have '54 chevy
>235's,
>>> the timing on the 3100 needs to be adjusted ahead and the panel needs to
>be
>>> adjusted back just a bit. I was looking on the engine and I could not
see
>>> any reference marks to use a timing light with. Are there reference
>marks?
>>> or how do you adjust the timing? What is the best way to set the timing?
>>>
>>> Scott Thayn
>>> '54 chevy 3100
>>> '51 Gmc Panel
>>> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>>
>>
>>
>>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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