My balancer doesn't have a timing mark on it

[this man]

how do you adjust the timing without having a timing mark on the balancer? I've heard of just turning it and listening by ear, but I'm not really experienced enough to be able to do that. Any ideas?

[hjewell2]

Originally Posted by this man

how do you adjust the timing without having a timing mark on the balancer? I've heard of just turning it and listening by ear, but I'm not really experienced enough to be able to do that. Any ideas?

First go buy a TDC locater one that screws into the #1 plug hole find tdc and then scribe a line on the balancer that lines up with the pointer at (0).
Make sure your are on the compression stroke not exhaust. Thats it your done. There are different ways to do this but this is the easy way for a stocker motor.

[cdowns]

TDC is the exact same place on the balancer weather the compression or exhaust stroke

the proper way is with aid of a piston stop you slowly turn by hand till it is stopped by the piston stop make a referance mark then turn in oppisit direction till you are again stopped by the piston stop make another referance mark/// dead center between those two referance marks is TDC

[hjewell2]

Originally Posted by cdowns

tdc is the exact same place on the balancer weather the compression or exhaust stroke

the proper way is with aid of a piston stop you slowly turn by hand till it is stopped by the piston stop make a referance mark then turn in oppisit direction till you are again stopped by the piston stop make another referance mark/// dead center between those two referance marks is tdc

dont believe everything you think

[cdowns]

Originally Posted by hjewell2

dont believe everything you think

i dont think i know you dont understand the concept of the crank doing two exact same revolutions for each revolution of the camshaft causeing the balancer to b in the exact same place twice

look it up /read a book about timing

[oldblue1968chevy]

I believe cdowns is correct....not 100% but that'd be my asnweraswell

[brad_man_72]

it is true. Maybe he just liked the quote, I know I used it the other day.

[hjewell2]

Originally Posted by cdowns

i dont think i know you dont understand the concept of the crank doing two exact same revolutions for each revolution of the camshaft causeing the balancer to b in the exact same place twice

look it up /read a book about timing

360 for every 180 on the cam

[webfoot]

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[hjewell2]

Originally Posted by cdowns

i dont think i know you dont understand the concept of the crank doing two exact same revolutions for each revolution of the camshaft causeing the balancer to b in the exact same place twice

look it up /read a book about timing

yes I know how to degree a cam and set advance or retard on a cam just telling the easy most simple way without getting techy with it.

[406 Q-ship]

cdowns is correct in both how to find TDC and that the timing mark works on either compression and exhaust stroke......after all it is TDC to the crank. You can hook a timing light to either 1 or 6 cylinder becuase they are 180° apart in the firing order. I have never seen a balancer without a timing mark for a small block, I would bet the line it full of paint and crap. The ring on the balancer could have slipped too. I did work on a Big Block once that had a timing mark on the bottom engine (it had the traditional one too) it was for a motorhome chassis. No way could you see the regular timing mark with the engine running in the motorhome.

[this man]

Alright. So, saying i happen to get the crank at tdc on the exhaust stroke and time the dist to that, and it's at 180* out, just turn the crank another revolution or will it be fine the way it is?