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I have an aluminum timing cover and haven't found a timing pointer that will clear the cover. If I had known this I would have stayed with the stock timing cover. I have every timing pointer offered thru Jeg's and none of them will clear the taller timing cover.

Does this picture look like the balancer timing mark is at the zero mark? I figure an inch back will put me at about 10 deg BTC?? I'm going to have to "eye-ball" this one as removing the cover at this point is NOT an option. In this position, both the rockers on #1 are loose and the rotor is pointing to #1 ( or pretty close).

 

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Should I determine TDC via the piston, balancer and loose rockers and mark the location? Then move the balancer back a few degrees (BTDC-to get a few degrees BTDC) and then line up the rotor & #1 spark plug wire at the the distributor?

 

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I made a make shift pointer. I think this should be 8 BTDC.

Please correct me if I'm wrong.

 

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Originally posted by 71metbu:
Is that the Jeg's polished aluminum cover? I just ordered one from summit, and I'm hoping that I don't have the same issue's. Dave

No, not Jegs or Summit. Got it of Ebay. Noah Racing maybe. I bought it about two years ago.

 

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Originally posted by ssal396:
Looks just like the one I got from Summit, I had no problems at all with the stock pointer...

Scott

The old stock pointer I have is welded to the cover.