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Old 09-01-2009, 11:04 AM
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Ah, the joy of owning a dial-back timing light. However for the static test posted earlier, you need a mark. You can buy stick on timing tape, but here's how I have done it:

Measure diameter of balancer. Mulitply by 3.14 to find circumference.

Say diameter is 7 inches, then 7 x 3.14 = 21.98 inches

Distance from TDC mark is calcualted as; degrees you want to mark x circumference divided by 360

38 x 21.98 / 360 = 2.32 inches

So, using some white-out or paint, make a mark 2.32 inches CW from the TDC mark.
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