[DAVID GAGNARD]

Spitz;


I, too, am not too familar with the timing pointer set up on an FE,but you can not go wrong with the following.

Bring number one to top dead center and make a mark on your harmonic balancer and call it 0.,no matter where it is,that is supposed to be it,then you use a timing tape on the balancer set at 0 with your mark and mark off your desired settings. You should be dead on.

I had a similar problem with my motor (351-W) when I changed balancers. The pointer for my motor bolts onto the front of the water pump and the hole on the pointer are elongated to some degree and you could move the pointer back and forth approx. 4-6 degrees. I set number one on tdc and using a white-out pen made a line on the balancer for a reference point,then adjusted my pointer to read tdc at that point. I actually have to elongate the holes some more for the exact line-up, but now I know it is correct. I also checked the marks on the balancer with a timing tape just to be sure and they were correct.

This is also assuming that your cam is set "straight up" and not retarded or advanced,you may want to check with the engine builder to verify that.

Hope this helps.

David