351w timing pointer

[WildBill3]

Ok beeing a chevy and mopar guy for so long whats the pointer for timing on this 79,351block or did mine just fall off ?duuuuuu

[Barnsnake]

There were multiple pointers and locations used.

You can make your own quite easily.
Use a piece of stiff wire or fabricate it from sheet metal. Attach it to a bolt near the crank damper in a location that is easy to hit with a timing light.

Insert a piston stop in #1 cylinder. Gently rotate the crankshaft clockwise until it stops. Make a mark on the damper at your pointer.

Rotate the crankshaft counter-clockwise until it stops. Put another mark at that location on the damper.

Measure half way between the two marks and make another mark. This is top-dead-center.

Order the appropriate timing tape from Summit (or whoever) and apply it to the damper with its TDC mark exactly on your measured mark.

You now have a timing pointer that is easy to see and perfectly accurate.

Jim

[WildBill3]

HHmm I was thinking ther was a factory one on the timing case somewere it was 3 years ago when we timed it.The fluiddampner has all the degreed markings thanks for the sugestions It looks like thats the way i will go since ther was so many different timing locations, fords..

[Clois Harlan]

OK Bill what's up? What are putting the 351 into since rumor has it you sold your Coupe?

Clois

[WildBill3]

well the base 408 is a 351w so that info im serching for.Rumors? wow nope she's sitting on stands in the garage fixed the 2in crack in the rr fender from a close incounter with the wall its all painted again for now but its still for sale do you think 35k is to little we have 50k in receits I guess its watever we can get with the market now thats flooded with cars. I dont feel like I have gotten 15k out of it yet ;-) maybe after another RNG.