Well I found out were I need to set the timing, I removed the housing on the fly wheel....and...there was no Pointer for the steel ball to line up on. I believe that the pointer is missing,as I found 2 holes were it should be mounted next to the fly wheel. If anyone has been thru this process Please let me know if this sounds correct, and if anyone knows were I can find a pointer to attach ....That would be great....if wishes were horses...what a delema....I cant time the son of a bitch.....Mike Gaff.....
If it's a 235 then the hole/opening with the pointer is in the bell housing just above the starter. There is a hole without a pointer on the drivers side in about the same place but that is not for setting the timing. If your pointer is missing then line the BB/steel ball up in the center of the hole.
Keystoner.. Thank you......I will try that after work. One more Question, In my truck manual, it says Set the octane selector to 0 on the scale,so I loosened the bolt and set it on 0...then it says loosen the distributer clamp...Is that the clamp with the screw in it at the bottom of the distributer shaft? I really appreciate the help...Mike Gaff, Denver,Co.
235 Ign. Timing Yes , loosen the slotted screw and twist the entire dizzy to adjust the timing with engine idle at or below 600 RPM . Be sure to re-check it after you're done as the spring on the vacuum advance will tend to make the dizzy drift a tiny bit . There should be NO vacuum signal at the dizzy when the engine is idling ! this is very important as i see the vacuum advance connected to manifold vacuum in many cases , it should be connected to ported vacuum . There's also a triangle or chevron stamped into the flywheel , this is your TDC mark and can be used to set the fully advanced timing to 32° ~ 34° all in if you have the better timing gun with the advance dial on the back of it . Of course you know to set the points gap / dwell to 33° before touching the timing . Your valves are almost certainly too tight to boot and should be adjusted with the engine hot , not cold . Lots of good 235 tune up & repair info over on the Advance Design page here as I don't get here often . that's the '47 ~ '54 pages .
