loosen the nut holding the distributer in place and turn the distributer clockwise or counter-clockwise. You will need a timng light to see the timing mark on the harmonic balancer. There will probably be complete instructions with the timing light.
The timing for a 460 Ford engine is 14 degrees before top dead center. The engine should idle at about 600 rpm.
12B
12 degrees BTDC.
The Ford 460 engine oil to be used is 5W30 or 10W30.
turn it to the right.
The Ford 460 cubic inch engine came with several horsepower settings. The typical 460 cubic inch Ford engine had a 330 horsepower rating.
Gose counterclockwise on 302-360-390 and 460.
10 degrees BTDC ( unless engine compartment decal shows different ) for the 7.5 liter ( 460 cubic inch ) V8 engine in a 1989 Ford truck
Ford calls their 460 cubic inch V8 engine a ( 7.5 litre )
Yes, i have a 1961 Ford F100 with a 460! Love cruising!
In mechanics books it says to set the timing to 6 DBTDC with a timing light, (Caution: this is with all the pollution stuff on the motor) If you removed the pollution gadgets the timing should be set with a vacuum gauge and the timing will be 12 DBTDC.
The engine computer fires the injectors. The timing of the injector pulse is determined with info from all of the senors on the engine.