Timing light?
Burning Brakes
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 838
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From: Louisville Ky
I will use if a half dozen times. Better to borrow or rent one, but could not locate one. it is lightweight, induction pickup, and looks like a Star Trek stunner.
joe
Instructor
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 216
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From: Brunswick Georgia
I think I got mine at a auto parts store when I had a C3. Still use it for prelimenary spark checking. Anything with a battery hookup and a clamp to fit over plug wire is fine for me.
I remember the primitive old style w/o battery hookup and you had to put it inline with plug and boot. Those good ole bad days......
I remember the primitive old style w/o battery hookup and you had to put it inline with plug and boot. Those good ole bad days......
Safety Car
Joined: Feb 2000
Posts: 4,564
Likes: 110
From: Austin Texas
Takes all the variances out of the degree markers...pretty accurate that way.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 2,765
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Snap On 1261 Digital Advance Timing light is what I own & use.
I have owned it since 1991.
Still works like new & never has failed me.
Costed me around $250 back then.
Same model made yet today in more modern casing for $400.00
Snap On 1261 Timing light is the standard of all Pro engine builders & veteran racers around the world.
Dead On accurate.
I take good care of mine like a fine C4 Corvette.
BR
I have owned it since 1991.
Still works like new & never has failed me.
Costed me around $250 back then.
Same model made yet today in more modern casing for $400.00
Snap On 1261 Timing light is the standard of all Pro engine builders & veteran racers around the world.
Dead On accurate.
I take good care of mine like a fine C4 Corvette.
BR
Le Mans Master
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 5,866
Likes: 60
From: Hellinois
Finalist 2020 C4 of the Year - Modified
I use a Craftsman also with the electronic advance feature, I retired an old Sun that I had bought many years ago when the name Sun still meant something. I really like the Craftsman, I've had it now just over a year.
I remember the old ones mentioned where you had to put an adapter between the spark plug & the wire, you couldn't see the beam in a well lit garage and forget using it outside unless it was night time.
I remember the old ones mentioned where you had to put an adapter between the spark plug & the wire, you couldn't see the beam in a well lit garage and forget using it outside unless it was night time.
Le Mans Master
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 5,866
Likes: 60
From: Hellinois
Finalist 2020 C4 of the Year - Modified
I always paint the timing groove on my balancers white, then put a small dot or stripe on the tab right on the degree mark I set it to. Makes life a lot easier.
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Joined: Aug 2009
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From: Plano, TX
Mine is a different animal. It is an LT1 with rear mount distributor I don't have any pointer on my LT1 engine. Was trying to come up with a good, inexpensive pointer so I could check the computers timing against actual.
