Topic: Timing Marks/Pointer ID ? Answered - 66 cylinder

[Brian Conway]

Not sure of this part but may be off of a 66-69 Ford 6 cylinder 200 ci motor?  Timing marks are on the part and not the balancer ?  Two bolts with spacers ?  ID it and you need it for something ?  It yours.  Thanks,  Brian

[Josep]

Kinda crankshaft belt pulley measure..?

Josep

[Brian Conway]

Thanks Josep; Nice picture and that does seem to be the part I posted.  That balanced crank pully doesn't ring any bells ?  Do you have any further information ?  What year, the car, the model that sort of thing ?  Brian

[Josep]

Brian, I'm trying to collect more info about the part, but information about the car I already have it.!
The picture is from my car, and in my signature you have all that information.
It's a 66 San Jose Hardtop 200 I6 Thermactor.

Josep

[Brian Conway]

OK good.  Makes sense most likely came off my 66 San Jose hard top, smog, and automatic.  Thanks,  Brian

[Josep]

Brian, here is the explanation for this timing pointer given me from a good friend of mine.

That part is the Timing Pointer.
If you turn the crankshaft slowly with the 13/16" socket that I sent you will see a notch appear on the crankshaft pulley. That mark represents the place where the #1 piston is at TDC- Top Dead Center when it is aligned with the 0 on the pointer. To check the engine spark timing you connect a timing light to the #1 spark plug wire and start the engine. The timing light is a strobe light and it illuminates every time the #1 spark plug fires and you can clearly see the notch align with the pointer. I have attached a diagram showing how the pointer should be marked with numbers.

Josep