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Offline ralphhemi

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Re: My new balancer aint got no
« Reply #15 on: April 05, 2012, 07:49:18 pm »
Find  the TDC .  mark on your old balancer    line up the key ways and mark TDC>
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Offline 454Man

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Re: My new balancer aint got no
« Reply #16 on: April 05, 2012, 08:15:10 pm »
This is the kinda forum that shoud win an award for helpin one in need. Everyone has a helpful opinion.

Offline Skunksmash

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Re: My new balancer aint got no
« Reply #17 on: April 06, 2012, 02:44:24 am »
Yes that is true. Thank you so much guys you have been so much help to me. I really appreciate it. I will try do what yall say when it comes to the procedure of finding TDC. I have read up on it some. So to clarify. I'll turn the crank until the rotor points at the place on the cap where the spark plug wire for the number one cylinder, plugs in at. Then, I look at the "pointer" that you use to shine your timing light on when you are setting the timing. Its the little piece of metal that sticks out that helps you set the timing, right?

Ok so once I get the rotor to the number one plug spot on the distributor cap, whatever line (on the balancer) is lining up with that pointer from the angle I'm going to be looking at the pointer at, (like I'm setting the timing, only I won't be setting the timing right then) is going to be the 0 line. I need to mark that as zero. Anything to the left of that zero mark will be before top dead center, and anything to the right will be after top dead center. IF i am lying under the car and looking at the balancer from the back. Like you would if you rolled under it on a creeper. Cause that's how I'll be under there to use my number punch to put numbers on that #@$! numberless balancer lol. Does all this sound right?
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