plaidside

I am helping a friend assemble his small block. He purchased a hodgepodge of parts from different people.
I checked for true TDC and when I put his balancer on the crank I was a little suprised.
If I didn't check this before installing the balancer he would have had a heck of a time starting it and it would have ran like crap.
We made a new mark at true TDC so he is ready to go.
FYI, this balancer must have come off an engine that used a magnetic timing probe.
If anyone would like to know the procedure I used let me know.
Joe

Randy G.

I have one of these to check TDC and to degree the camshaft.

fredski

I would not use that balancer, it has rotated off centre,buy anew one
summit or jegs 65 dollars.

Fredski

Critter1

At first I thought it might be a damper from a 69 and later with the timing mark moved 10° but that looks like a lot more than 10°.

Didn't the timing mark on a 62-68 8" damper align with the keyway?

MikeM

Yes.

But, I had a '78 model truck with a 350 in it. I'm pretty sure that timing mark was almost at 12:00 on the damper.

Doesn't really matter though as long as the new marks are correct.

Pop Chevy

The timing cover just had the tab in a different location, probably truck. Good that you checked it ! If you have a degree wheel , you should probably mark it for 34 or 36 total whatever you are going to run..

plaidside

Here is a picture of the timing cover that came with this balancer.
That piece of tubing is a receptical for a magnetic timing probe to eliminate parallax view when setting timing.
Joe

Randy G.

It is as long as the outer ring hasn't slid on the rubber between it and the inner hub.