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Re: Timing and Starting truckernix #744945 05/05/2011 4:54 PM
Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 239 Kansas City, Missouri D di1953gmc 'Bolter
di1953gmc 'Bolter D Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 239 Kansas City, Missouri	Hi Josh, OK, The info below is from Hotrod Lincoln (jerry), who has helped me several time on the timing issue. Maybe he'll chime in here, but this is his step by step method. Pull the valve cover, and watch the #6 cylinder rocker arms. Turn the engine over slowly by hand until the exhaust valve is almost closed and the intake valve is just beginning to open. The #1 piston will be at top dead center, or very close to it. Turn the distributor housing clockwise until the points close, then turn it counterclockwise until they barely break open. You can find that point by touching the distributor side connector at the coil with a test light with the ignition switch turned on. Turn the dizzy clockwise until the light goes out, then back it up until the light comes on. You'll be "static timed" close enough to start and run. This way you can check when the ignition fires, regardless of flywheel marks. When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car. -Unknown-

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Re: Timing and Starting	di1953gmc	05/03/2011 3:05 PM
Re: Timing and Starting	Josh_51GMC	05/05/2011 5:13 AM
Re: Timing and Starting	Josh_51GMC	05/05/2011 5:22 AM
Re: Timing and Starting	don stocker	05/05/2011 2:29 PM
Re: Timing and Starting	truckernix	05/05/2011 4:23 PM
Re: Timing and Starting	di1953gmc	05/05/2011 4:54 PM
Re: Timing and Starting	Josh_51GMC	05/06/2011 1:43 AM
Re: Timing and Starting	tclederman	05/06/2011 2:24 AM
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Re: Timing and Starting	kb3csw	05/06/2011 2:44 AM
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Re: Timing and Starting	Josh_51GMC	05/06/2011 3:38 AM
Re: Timing and Starting	kb3csw	05/06/2011 1:12 PM
Re: Timing and Starting	kb3csw	05/06/2011 1:48 PM
Re: Timing and Starting	Josh_51GMC	05/07/2011 1:02 AM
Re: Timing and Starting	Grigg	05/07/2011 1:43 AM
Re: Timing and Starting	bigbadswingdaddy	05/07/2011 2:55 AM
Re: Timing and Starting	Josh_51GMC	05/07/2011 7:32 PM
Re: Timing and Starting	Josh_51GMC	05/07/2011 7:35 PM
Re: Timing and Starting	Josh_51GMC	05/07/2011 8:37 PM
Re: Timing and Starting	3B	05/07/2011 8:48 PM
Re: Timing and Starting	Josh_51GMC	05/07/2011 8:52 PM
Re: Timing and Starting	3B	05/08/2011 12:28 AM
Re: Timing and Starting	Josh_51GMC	05/08/2011 1:10 AM
Re: Timing and Starting	Josh_51GMC	05/08/2011 1:15 AM
Re: Timing and Starting	3B	05/08/2011 2:41 AM
Re: Timing and Starting	Josh_51GMC	05/08/2011 2:55 AM
Re: Timing and Starting	3B	05/08/2011 3:26 AM
Re: Timing and Starting	Josh_51GMC	05/08/2011 4:50 AM
Re: Timing and Starting	bigbadswingdaddy	05/08/2011 5:19 AM
Re: Timing and Starting	bigbadswingdaddy	05/08/2011 5:24 AM
Re: Timing and Starting	Josh_51GMC	05/08/2011 7:55 PM
Re: Timing and Starting	bigbadswingdaddy	05/08/2011 10:08 PM
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