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Can you set the timing on a SB 350 by the distributor or must you strip it down to see the tdc?
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∙ 18y ago
No,you don't have to strip the engine down to get TDC.Trace spark plug # 1 wire to the distributor.Use a black marker to mark the metal housing right under the cap of # 1.It is the very first one on the driver's side.On your harmonic balancer,there is a line that must be aligned with the "0" on your timing tab.That tab is located on the timing chain cover,above the balancer.Or on the right side of the chain cover. pull the cap off the distributor.Is the brass lip on the rotor pointing at the black mark on the housing?If not,it's not at TDC.Pull the distributor up,leaving the balancer at "0".Turn the rotor until the brass lip alignes with the mark on the housing.Put the distributor back down in the engine.Leave the hold-down clamp just loose enough to advance or retard the timing.Put cap and all wires back on and start the engine.If engine backfires through the carb,timing is 180 degrees off.Reset the engine back to "0" on the timing tab.Remove the cap again.The rotor with the brass lip should be pointing in the 9 or 10 o'clock position.Pull the distributor back up leaving the balancer at "0".Spin the rotor until the brass lip alignes with the mark on the housing.put the distributor back down in the engine.Put the hold-down,cap,and all wires back on.Now the engine is at TDC and should start.
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