everybody needs a paper weight i guess

[t5montecarlo]

I haven't seen one of these dampers, so I don't know how deep the engraving is. If you paint over the engravings now, with white paint, and then remove the paint from the high surface, you will be left with the engravings marked again.

If there is just too much paint on the damper, you may need to start again and put less paint on, and then try the white paint trick.

 

[melloelky]

If you have a advance timing light you do not need timing tape or all those marks. Snap on etc. you will keep the top dead center mark on ZERO and the gun will tell you the timing and any given RPM. ONE MARK and the timing gun does the rest. Good Luck.

so if i wanted to have say 12 degrees of base i'd set the dial at 12 and zero the tdc mark to the pointer on said timing tab? sorry if i'm not getting this

 

[Doober]

If you want 12º, you will simply run the engine with the timing light set to 12º, and adjust the distributor until the light shows 0º on the timing tab/damper.

 

[monzaz]

That is why I opted for the SNAP ON digital timing light. Jim

 

[melloelky]

That is why I opted for the SNAP ON digital timing light. Jim

If you want 12º, you will simply run the engine with the timing light set to 12º, and adjust the distributor until the light shows 0º on the timing tab/damper.

sounds good guys thanks for the help

 

[slimbo]

i have a snap on digital advance light and msd says dont use it. i use a cheapo atd light.