Trying to adjust timing, need help please!

Aliate X · May 31, 2005

Trying to adjust timing, need help please! (no marks on my balancer except 1)

Hey guys I was just adjusting my timing, Im pretty sure I know how to do it but the car wont start with the spout disconnected, the little plug hanging off the TFI harness that has a cork if you will, in it.

I was planning on doing 14 degrees, what should I set my FP at?

I have full exhaust, and a 255 lph pump. I have high flow cats now, going to O/R in a few days.

Its a 93 5.0 LX

woodyy24 · May 31, 2005

start the car, unplug it, set at 14, re-connect it, run 93 octane.

Aliate X · May 31, 2005

thank you! just filled up on 93 oct. Any fuel pressure changes? Or just leave it at 39

woodyy24 · May 31, 2005

id say leave it, its not really demanding any more fuel.

Aliate X · May 31, 2005

Alright I got to the part where the light flashes, I pointed it at the crank pullie but all I see is a bunch of notches and ****, no numbers or anything....how exactly do I read the timing?

woodyy24 · May 31, 2005

there are numbers, but its probably all dirty and hard to see. i suggest jacking up the car and cleaning your balancer, maybe taking a white paint pen and marking 10 (stock position) and 14

Aliate X · May 31, 2005

alright ill try that out, thanks.

Aliate X · May 31, 2005

are the marks those big notches in the crank pullie? Theres only one that I can see, from where I was looking. I think i felt one on the other side of the pullie...

Are those the marks that I should color in white so I can see them better?

Do they mark 10 degrees stock timing? And if so how do I judge what is 14 degrees?

stang22 · May 31, 2005

The lines should go in increments of 2. Find zero and use chalk or white out and mark the rest of them. Turn the crank until you can climb under the car and see the part of the balancer that you need.

Tim

Aliate X · May 31, 2005

Okay so which mark is 0? I cant see any small notches which Im guessing would be in incriments of 2. Is 0 the big notch that you can fit like 2 quaters in?

Aliate X · May 31, 2005

anyone? I have the car jacked up right now trying to do this.

I can only see the one big mark in the crank, theres no other marks. I checked pretty close, heres a picture.

Aliate X · May 31, 2005

Okay nevermind I did some searching....I do not have any other marks on my balancer they are all gone. I marked the big line with chalk, Ill just have to guess how far 14 degrees would be....

Can someone tell me approx how far past the pointer I should have the marker when the car is running with the timing light ? Like half an inch or something?

HISSIN50 · May 31, 2005

I would not be comfy doing that. You can get some timing tape and do it that way (or get a new balancer). one that is missing timing marks has seen better days. Also, the marks will only be in one small portion of the balancer's entire circumference if it is not a generic balancer.

good luck.

1990LXDropTop · May 31, 2005

It is easy to make the marks/numbers on the factory balancer more visible. This is what I did:

1. Using white out, draw a straight vertical line across all the marks on the balancer.
2. Let it sit with the white out on for about 5 min or so (until it dries).
3. Take some gasket remover spray or something of that nature, and spray it on the white out and let it "fizz."
4. Take a rag and wipe the white out off the balancer.

All the timing marks should now be white, as the marks are actually grooves in the balancer. When you wiped the white out off, you wiped it all off except for the white out the was in the grooves, aka the timing marks/numbers.

woodyy24 · May 31, 2005

1990LXDropTop said:
It is easy to make the marks/numbers on the factory balancer more visible. This is what I did:

1. Using white out, draw a straight vertical line across all the marks on the balancer.
2. Let it sit with the white out on for about 5 min or so (until it dries).
3. Take some gasket remover spray or something of that nature, and spray it on the white out and let it "fizz."
4. Take a rag and wipe the white out off the balancer.

All the timing marks should now be white, as the marks are actually grooves in the balancer. When you wiped the white out off, you wiped it all off except for the white out the was in the grooves, aka the timing marks/numbers.

thats a good idea.

Aliate X · May 31, 2005

I figured out where the marks were, I thought they were around the entire balancer, I marked the 10-20-30 lines with chalk and then did it fromt here, its a little behind half way of 10 and 20 which should be about 14 degrees, it runs awesome, no more knocking!

woodyy24 · Jun 1, 2005

good to see it worked out alright for you.

cjman15 · Jun 1, 2005

Haha... man I'll never understand this stuff... I'll have to get someone to set my timing to show me how to do it.

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