I have a 1959 235 with hydraulic lifters, and have been having problems with overheating since the rebuilt engine was first started. Several things I seen here suggest that incorrect timing might be causing the overheating. But after searching on how to time my engine all I am is more confused.
Static timing to the ball, timing light to the ball, timing light to 5 degrees BTDC. Time to best vacuum reading. And which way does the distributor turn to advance timing? All I have on my flywheel is the ball, painted white. Right now I don't even see the ball using the timing light. By the way, the engine has 10 miles on it, new water pump (low mount short shaft), new radiator, hoses, thermostat, and yesterday it got hot enough that it blew the lid off of the overflow tank I put in!
Can someone help me out with this? It seems the more I look the confuseder I get!
Tim
I am currently digging back in to a 1953 3800 (one ton) with a nine foot bed. I've owned it since 1979, and drove it until 1982 (or so). My wife got me involved in restoring it back in 2002, got the body removed and the frame redone, then things came up. Now I am retired and starting again. If anyone is interested I have photos on Imagur (
https://timwhiteblues.imgur.com/ ). I live way back in the woods in the Ozarks on 40 acres at the end of a 2 1/2 mile private road.
Tim
