timing / distributor question
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timing / distributor question
i had a few beers last night while pulling my distributor and forgot to mark it 
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can i just line up the mark on the balancer pulley with zero on the timing tab and set the rotor to the #1 spark plug wire and put it back in ? or is it more complicated than that ?
i have a 88 350 tpi .
.can i just line up the mark on the balancer pulley with zero on the timing tab and set the rotor to the #1 spark plug wire and put it back in ? or is it more complicated than that ?
i have a 88 350 tpi .
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Re: timing / distributor question
As far as I know, you should be able to get #1 at TDC and then point the distributor at #1. This should be close but will require some tweaking.
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Re: timing / distributor question
the best thing i could think of you can do is to put it top dead center then line up rotor with #1
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Re: timing / distributor question
i had a few beers last night while pulling my distributor and forgot to mark it .
can i just line up the mark on the balancer pulley with zero on the timing tab and set the rotor to the #1 spark plug wire and put it back in ? or is it more complicated than that ?
i have a 88 350 tpi .
.can i just line up the mark on the balancer pulley with zero on the timing tab and set the rotor to the #1 spark plug wire and put it back in ? or is it more complicated than that ?
i have a 88 350 tpi .
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Re: timing / distributor question
Exactly. Doing it this way prevents you from putting the distributor on the exhaust stroke. i.e. "180 out"
Just for ease though I loosen the spark plug and listen for the hiss as the air escapes on compression build.
Just for ease though I loosen the spark plug and listen for the hiss as the air escapes on compression build.
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