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timing marker under engine
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03/11/20 01:52 PM
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I recently purchased an '86 360 D150 automatic. I decided to check the timing, and couldn't find the timing marker to match up with the damper. Eventually I found the marker plate with the magnetic tube on the underside of the engine. Is this someone's "fix?" I noticed someone on another forum mentioned when a steering pump was changed it altered the timing plate location because of a different model pump. Is this the likely issue or is this plate supposed to be on the underside of the car....? tnx psg
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Re: timing marker under engine
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03/11/20 04:48 PM
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I made a set-up similar to that for my Satellite because all of the turbocharger plumbing which made seeing the stock pointer impossible. Made the pointer from sheet metal,and it bolts under two of the front oil pan bolts. Re marked the balancer with new marks after verifying T.D.C., and it works fine. If you intend to use your current marker, DO NOT trust it until you verify the accuracy of the T.D.C. mark. If it is correct it will work as well as a pointer/mark on the top, just not as handy to get to.
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Re: timing marker under engine
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I had presumed that it was but now I am wondering as there are a few other things in the engine compartment that had me wondering.
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Re: timing marker under engine
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So do you lay on the floor... no lift... with the strobe to set the timing?
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Re: timing marker under engine
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03/11/20 09:49 PM
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I did a VIN check and the truck was delivered with a 360.
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Re: timing marker under engine
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03/12/20 10:10 PM
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Yeah, that is always a possibility.
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Re: timing marker under engine
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03/14/20 05:42 PM
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That's for the magnetic pickup timing meter. It was needed with the smog pump and PS pump.
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