My new radiator does a lot towards keeping the fastback running cooler, but as it still runs a little hot I still suspect the timing is off a little. That will be tackled when we restick the distributor....
I bought my engine rebuilt by a local mechanic. I've been told that it has a late-model front cover on it, and came with no timing pointer installed. When the timing was initially set, Don fabbed a temporary pointer - but now it's time to do it permanently (if not right !)
There is a bolt hole on the front cover just above where we currently have the temporary pointer. I could fabricate some sort of a pointer out of a metal strip, and could attach it using a bolt into that hole.
Could this work properly? How will I know how to fab the pointer so it will be in the correct postion in regards to the timing marks on the balancer?
Please forgive this newbie question - I've never done timing before...Thanks a lot ! Dickson
I bought my engine rebuilt by a local mechanic. I've been told that it has a late-model front cover on it, and came with no timing pointer installed. When the timing was initially set, Don fabbed a temporary pointer - but now it's time to do it permanently (if not right !)
There is a bolt hole on the front cover just above where we currently have the temporary pointer. I could fabricate some sort of a pointer out of a metal strip, and could attach it using a bolt into that hole.
Could this work properly? How will I know how to fab the pointer so it will be in the correct postion in regards to the timing marks on the balancer?
Please forgive this newbie question - I've never done timing before...Thanks a lot ! Dickson