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Old 03-12-2009, 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by bobcowan View Post
I mark the rim of the distributer for the #1 position. I set the balancer at the 10* mark. Then install the distributer with the rotor pointing to the mark. That gets it pretty close.

A basic timing light is pretty cheap; around $40. Spend the bux and get one.
Thanks Bob! I'll spend the bux for the light but I needed the other advice as well as it confirms what I was thinking about using the marks.
Can't wait to get this new 418 in the car and be driving it again. Yahoo!
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