I am helping a buddy swap a 318 into a 66 Barracuda that had a 273 in it.
The 318 motor he bought came with a damper where the timing mark is straight in line with the crank key way.
The bottom pulley he took off of the 273 but when we went to install it, it would not fit onto this damper because the bolt holes did not line up.
I had an old 318 damper lying around that we compared to the one he got with his 318. My damper has the timing mark around 90 degrees to the left of the crank key way and the bolt holes lined up ok with the pulley. We then compared my damper to the old one that is still on the 273 and they are a match.
Now, we noticed that the 273 has the front cover timing marks on the right side (passenger) and the 318 has them molded into the front cover on the left side.(driver)
I just want to confirm that the damper with the timing mark 90 degrees off of the key way will be correct with the left side timing marks on the front cover.
Can anyone help me?
Thanks.