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Mail From: (email redacted) (Charles Molineux)

While assambling my 351w with a fluidamper I noticed that the timing
pointer does not match up to the TDC on the Fluidamper. Do you have to get
a special pointer or what??? The keyway on the crank and the dot on the
chain gear line up (roller chain with not advance or retard built in), and
the piston is at what looks like TDC (through the plug hole), but the mark
does not line up??

Has anybody had a similar problem???


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Hasta La Vista
Charles Molineux
(email redacted) "The Surgeon General never said anything
1968 Ford Mustang Coupe (289) about smokin' the competition!!!!"
Best time 13.6 @ 102mph
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Mail From: (email redacted) (Charles Molineux)

>>While assambling my 351w with a fluidamper I noticed that the timing
>>pointer does not match up to the TDC on the Fluidamper. Do you have to get
>>a special pointer or what??? The keyway on the crank and the dot on the
>>chain gear line up (roller chain with not advance or retard built in), and
>>the piston is at what looks like TDC (through the plug hole), but the mark
>>does not line up??
>>
>>Has anybody had a similar problem???
>>
>>
>
> Charles, what application does this Fluidamper fit? 289-351? The reason
>I ask is that Ford switched where the timing marks were in '70. The Pre '70's
>cars had the timing marks on the drivers side, and the '70 and later had the
>marks on the passenger side. I don't know for sure about 351W's, they may
>have all been on the passenger side as they started production in '69. Anyway,
>if the marks are pointing towards the drivers side, then that might explain it.
>
>peterb

Well I have both pointers and neither one lines up.... The damper is
different from a 289/302, but I have a 351w cover so I still don't see why
they dont line up.

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Hasta La Vista
Charles Molineux
(email redacted) "The Surgeon General never said anything
1968 Ford Mustang Coupe (289) about smokin' the competition!!!!"
Best time 13.6 @ 102mph
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Mail From: Dan Malek <(email redacted)>


> Date: Mon, 27 Feb 1995 20:57:59 -0600
> From: Charles Molineux <(email redacted)>
>
>While assambling my 351w with a fluidamper I noticed that the timing
>pointer does not match up to the TDC on the Fluidamper.....

>Has anybody had a similar problem???


This is not uncommon, even with stock parts. How far off is it, and
what technique did you use to determine it does not match?

It could be a sign from the engine gods not to use the damper......


-- Dan