« previous next »
Pages: [1] 2   Go Down

Author Topic: timing help* mark on balancer not showing up.  (Read 11824 times)

Offline txchainsawgogi

  • Junior Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 584
timing help* mark on balancer not showing up.
« on: February 24, 2011, 12:53:30 pm »
Went out and got a spectre brand timing tab "for chevy 350s". Removed my power steering pump and cleaned some of the grime away.

I don't see a spot for anything to bolt on, except for two small holes to the right. The spacing is off on these holes and don't line up with the tab. Ill try and get a pic.

1978 c10 350 auto.

« Last Edit: February 24, 2011, 03:11:14 pm by txchainsawgogi »
Logged

Offline roadrage41

  • Frequent Member
  • **
  • Posts: 342
Re: timing tab placement help
« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2011, 01:01:29 pm »
should go under 2 of the bolts on your timing cover typically
Logged
official go'fer/ broom pusher/ token fat guy of www.yatesefi.com

Offline roadrage41

  • Frequent Member
  • **
  • Posts: 342
Re: timing tab placement help
« Reply #2 on: February 24, 2011, 01:03:22 pm »
Logged
official go'fer/ broom pusher/ token fat guy of www.yatesefi.com

Offline txchainsawgogi

  • Junior Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 584
Re: timing tab placement help
« Reply #3 on: February 24, 2011, 02:09:08 pm »
Awesome, finally got it. So f''n cramped! I don't understand WHY ON EARTH the p/o took it off. Now I just need to time it...finally.
Logged

Offline txchainsawgogi

  • Junior Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 584
Re: timing tab placement help
« Reply #4 on: February 24, 2011, 02:51:44 pm »
hmm, great. the timing groove isnt lining up within the range of the tab... i actually dont even see it at all. its not helping that the stupid power steering pump is blocking most, if not all of my view of the tab. ideas?
Logged

Offline txchainsawgogi

  • Junior Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 584
Re: timing tab placement help
« Reply #5 on: February 24, 2011, 03:10:34 pm »
could it be "a tooth off"? if so how do i even know what direction to lift and turn the distributor? man this is a hassle.
Logged

Offline Grim 82

  • Senior Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 1651
Re: timing help* mark on balancer not showing up.
« Reply #6 on: February 24, 2011, 03:23:53 pm »
Make sure you are checking it with the vacuum advance hose disconnected and plugged.
Logged
Give a man a gun, and he might rob a bank. Give a man a bank, and he might rob the world.

Offline txchainsawgogi

  • Junior Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 584
Re: timing help* mark on balancer not showing up.
« Reply #7 on: February 24, 2011, 03:48:29 pm »
Quote from: Grim 82 on February 24, 2011, 03:23:53 pm
Make sure you are checking it with the vacuum advance hose disconnected and plugged.

it is plugged, and i cleaned off and chalked up the groove so its easy to see.
Logged

Offline Grim 82

  • Senior Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 1651
Re: timing help* mark on balancer not showing up.
« Reply #8 on: February 24, 2011, 04:05:19 pm »
Is the mark on the balancer even close, where you can see it? Try rotating the distributor to bring the mark into view.
Logged
Give a man a gun, and he might rob a bank. Give a man a bank, and he might rob the world.

Offline txchainsawgogi

  • Junior Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 584
Re: timing help* mark on balancer not showing up.
« Reply #9 on: February 24, 2011, 08:29:39 pm »
nope, still dont see it haha. i'll try it again tomorrow after work.
Logged

Offline VileZambonie

  • Global Moderator
  • Senior Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 19192
Re: timing help* mark on balancer not showing up.
« Reply #10 on: February 24, 2011, 08:51:16 pm »
Are you on #1 cyl? When you are on tdc #1 do the marks line up? Spun balancer?
Logged
,                           ___ 
                         /  _ _ _\_
              ⌠ŻŻŻŻŻ'   [☼===☼]
              `()_);-;()_)--o--)_)

74 GMC, 75 K5, 84 GMC, 85 K20, 86 k20, 79 K10

Offline txchainsawgogi

  • Junior Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 584
Re: timing help* mark on balancer not showing up.
« Reply #11 on: February 24, 2011, 09:04:44 pm »
might be a spun balancer...if so am i pretty much just stuck timing it by ear?
Logged

Offline VileZambonie

  • Global Moderator
  • Senior Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 19192
Re: timing help* mark on balancer not showing up.
« Reply #12 on: February 25, 2011, 05:56:37 am »
A new balancer is pretty cheap from autozone if that's the case
Logged
,                           ___ 
                         /  _ _ _\_
              ⌠ŻŻŻŻŻ'   [☼===☼]
              `()_);-;()_)--o--)_)

74 GMC, 75 K5, 84 GMC, 85 K20, 86 k20, 79 K10

Offline Psycho71

  • Registered Users
  • *
  • Posts: 239
Re: timing help* mark on balancer not showing up.
« Reply #13 on: February 25, 2011, 06:36:55 am »
Sounds like you need to go through the process to find true tdc, then make a mark on the balancer, then time it. You'd need a piston stop to find true tdc. And most likely a timing tape installed on the balancer to see where your "all-in" is, and how much total advance you're getting. But it can't be good for harmonics if your balancer is spun.
Logged
There are two tools needed, duct tape and WD40. If it moves and shouldn't, use the duct tape. If it doesn't move and should, use the WD 40.

Offline acefoxx

  • Registered Users
  • *
  • Posts: 136
  • 84 SierraClassic stepside/85 K5 Blazer
    • Acefoxx.com
Re: timing help* mark on balancer not showing up.
« Reply #14 on: February 25, 2011, 09:26:33 am »
I took as old spark plug and drilled out the center so no glass was there. I threaded a bolt into it to use as a piston stop. Make sure your spinning the engine so the #1 is on the compression stroke either by putting the paper wad in the spark plug whole or removing the valve cover and watching the valves. Turn the engine till it hits the stop and mark the balancer at the Zero on the timing gauge. Then turn the engine backwords till the piston hits and mark the balancer there. Then take a flexable ruler and make a mark halfway between those two marks on the balancer and you have a True Zero.
Logged
'84 GMC SierraClassic/'85 K5 Blazer Silverado
http://acefoxx.com
Pages: [1] 2   Go Up
« previous next »