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My Dodge 360 engine's timing can only be checked looking downward at the flywheel from an inspection hole inside the van. The smog specs call for 6 degrees retarded. Since there are no reference marks at the inspection hole except for a "centering" line on the hole, can someone tell me how many fractions of an inch I should eyeball the flywheel indicator mark from "center?" I assume the smog check station also have to approximate the mark. Last time I had the beast smogged they had to check the timing by this method. Any input would be appreciated. Dick snipped-for-privacy@pronet.net

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Dick Johnson
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Suggest you set the timing where the van runs well (6 degrees retarded probably isn't it), buy the Mopar Performance timing tape and adhere it to the damper in such a location as to indicated 6ATDC when the actual timing is whatever you set it to.

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Daniel J. Stern

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