[Jack E/NJ]

DD>>>Originally Posted by ken ct>>>You can get just as close and in the ball park if you properly gap points and set timeing index plate in the middle graduation with out all the rulers and straight edges and measurements. ken ct.>>>Merry Christmas, Ken! DD>>>

Yeah, ever since I was a little boy, I was always a bit overwhelmed by all the complexity in these precision methods of getting initial timing in the ballpark so the engine starts. So I've always done it like Ken says.

Then I pick a cylinder---any cylinder---and turn the crank so its at TDC compression stroke. The I turn the distributor's tongue till a rotor tip is aimed at that cylinder on the cap. Then I gingerly insert off-center tongue into the equally off-center cam slot. And then I start it up. And go from there to get things inside the ball diamond.

Now do I get a Merry Christmas too! 8^)

Happy Holidays All

Jack E/NJ