Timing Question - Timing Cover or Balancer switch
Please explain why putting timing light on #8 or #2 would help. I have the same problem with my 360 in 66Barracuda. Thanks
It wont, unless you use a positive stop to determine they match the tab (don't know why they would) or make a tab that WILL match one, and of course then you'd always have to remember "which cylinder" to time it on.
Neither will a dial back light help
Easy, right way, is to use a positive stop and just do it. Should not take you more than an hour, and when you're done, it's as accurate as anything you could do.
If all you want is TDC, easy way is to get the car "up" enough to crawl under it. Make your temp marks, then rotate the engine until the marks are down somewhere that you can look up from them underneath. Do whatever it takes to get a small square so that you can scribe nice strait line across the wheel, cut down a file if you have to to deepen it, clean it, paint it a contrasting color