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I was wondering, the dampener pulley on my car doesn't appear to have any marks on it, what should they be like?
Should be a clearly-visible slot across the outer perimeter of the damper pulley (a "dampener" is a device that dampens, i.e., adds water, on e.g. a printing press). The damper is a 2-piece item. The outer ring member with belt groove and timing mark is bonded with rubber to the inner hub member pressed onto the front of the crankshaft. With time and use, the rubber will come unbonded and the ring will slip relative to the hub. This'll make the timing marks progressively inaccurate until they stop being visible. Temporarily, you can find TDC by inserting a straight length of shirt hanger wire into the frontmost spark plug hole and turning the engine til the wire stops moving upward. Remember there are two TDCs and you're trying to find the one between the compression and power strokes (both valves closed). You can then use whatever sort of paint to create a mark. But if the rubber's no longer bonded — and in your case it almost certainly isn't — you'll need to address the issue.There are at least two damper rebuild services in the US, though frankly I wouldn't bother messing with rebuilding when you can get a brand-new one here. Made in Australia, sold by a reliable US vendor (who may be able to work with you to economise on shipping directly from Australia — couldn't hurt to ask). It has two timing marks, for compatibility with timing indicators on either side, as different year slants had the timing indicator located differently. It'll be worth your while to install a '67+ timing cover assembly with distributor-side timing indicator. The '60 timing indicator marks are stamped into the cover itself, and difficult to read even when nuclear (new and clear
), and they are clocked such that you'd have to find TDC with the new damper anyhow. That said, given that somebody installed later American manifolds and a later Australian dizzy, perhaps somebody also installed later front components. Quote:
This engine is slowly making its way back to how it should be
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I think I shall be going with the EI and carb update.
Good show; did you ever get my e-mail?