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Originally Posted by camaro1969
I came late from work, and had decent weather, but took Franks advice to not time until after exhaust..
i thought I would do some work, and put my timing tape on, and read the instructions.. i installed tape so that it faces clockwise, so when the tape is on TDC, the numbers to the right are 10,20,30 degrees etc. BUT on my timing tab, the numbers to the LEFT say BEFORE and say 2,3,4,6..
pictures if you have NO clue what i am talking about.... basically what i am saying is, my timing tab has "before" written on it, on the LEFT side of the 0*. Does this mean my timing tab is incorrect? or did i put my timing tape wrong?
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I'll take a stab here, but I hope someone jumps on and confirms or says I'm an idiot. I have not used timing tape in the past. My timing light has a knob on it to set the advance and I just use the TDC timing marks. It looks to me like you did it correctly. First, did you confirm you were at TDC with a piston? If so, look at your picture. When you time the engine and advance the timing before TDC the timing mark on the balancer would move to the left. This puts you in the area labeled "before" on your tab. This will in turn bring the numbers on the tape to the left under the tab. You will read the tape comparing the 0 or TDC mark on the tab to the numbers on the tape. For example, if you were to set the timing to 12deg BTDC the 12 on the tape would be lined up with the 0 on the tab and the TDC on the tape would be lined up with the 12 on the tab. So, I think you have it. This is just me reasoning through it. Does anyone second my motion? I hope you get her sorted out soon, time to enjoy. Good luck.
By the way, I would really recommend purchasing a timing light with an advance dial. They are so worth the 100 or so bucks.