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| | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,393 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,393 | Here's a little tech tip to see timing marks better. It's not a new idea, especially among model builders and possibly some of you have already utilized it. Take some bright acrylic paint and a small brush and paint over the timing tab covering the indented timimg marks. Let it try about 30 seconds, than wipe away the excess with a tissue leaving the paint in the marks. It might take a couple of coats to get it right. I did this on a 292 I am freshining up. See the end result pic. This will work on the balancer mark too. [IMG] http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL1061/3611363/23917335/399525829.jpg[/IMG]
Drew
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,733 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,733 | Thanks but that won't be much help on a 216-235-261 since there is no tab. | | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 | That tip can be used on the 216/235/261, just in a different way. Paint the pointer in the window a bright color (I used flat white) and perhaps a dab on the BB on the flywheel. Makes them much easier to see.
Bill Burmeister
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,393 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,393 | That tip can be used on the 216/235/261, just in a different way. Paint the pointer in the window a bright color (I used flat white) and perhaps a dab on the BB on the flywheel. Makes them much easier to see. You are right. I should have mentioned that too.
Drew
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,847 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,847 | yeah the older I get the more I need easier to see...
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 |
I needed the easier to see white-marked ball/"BB" in 1969 when I was little more than a boy - this was necessitated by the cheap timing light that I was barely able to afford.
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