Flywheel timing issues

[Huw Powell]

> I am having a little trouble timing my '83 GT,  All I can see on the flywheel
> is the 0 mark and then an advanced mark which is just a line with out a
> number identifying the degree the two marks are maybe 3/4 of an inch or so
> apart.
> 
>  Does anyone know how many degrees that line stands for?

probably 6 degrees BTDC, which is the stock timing for the cgt.  Of
course with your turbo engine you may need a different static timing
setting.  When I finally bought me a timing light, I decided to get the
"best" and picked up an "advance" timing light - it has a little knob on
the back that lets you set the advance, all you have to do then is line
up the "O" mark when the knob indicates the timing you want.  Also handy
if you don't know the timing on a vehicle, just turn the knob until the
"O" mark turns up, then read it.

> 
> I guess if I knew the outside diameter of the wheel I could use that to find
> the distance between degrees and mark the wheel myself but that doesn't sound
> like a lot of fun.

You could also, in your copious free time, count the flywheel teeth (I
think Phil has this number memorised, of course) and work from that
number.  Is it 72?  Hmmm, funny, that's 360/5, a nice round number.

> 
> Thanks
> Matt Kramer
> '83 GT turbo

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Huw Powell

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