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By 56 ford custom - 13 Years Ago
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How many of you usually paint the pulley? Mine is pitted and ugly. I want to try to hide it alittle. My motor is really clean and would hate to put this on like this.
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By NoShortcuts - 13 Years Ago
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56 ford custom (3/11/2012)
How many of you usually paint the pulley?
Always! 
Don't paint the area that the timing chain cover seal makes contact with, though.
Regards,
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By 56 ford custom - 13 Years Ago
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Can I or should I paint where the timming markings are?
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By MoonShadow - 13 Years Ago
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If you use a thin coat the marks should still be visible. Also while the damper is off you could use a contrast paint (red, yellow?) to highlight the marks. Also don't paint the seal area. Chuck
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By 56 ford custom - 13 Years Ago
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Well the motor is black so I am painting most everything black. What do you mean by painting the markings red? Look kind of strange? Dont paint where is seals? Like the "shaft" part?
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By lyonroad - 13 Years Ago
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He means that you should paint your timing marks on the balancer a contrasting colour so that you can see them when you use your timing light. There are previous posts (at least 1 by Ted) that tell you how to locate the marks. Since your main colour is black I would paint the lines white or silver. Use one of those paint pens. Hope this helps.
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By slumlord444 - 13 Years Ago
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While I had it off and was marking I would also mark it 90, 180, and 270 degrees from top dead center so you can properly adjust the valves with the engine not running.
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By 55 GLASS TOP - 13 Years Ago
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So with the pulley marked at 90 180 and 270 which cylinders will be able to be adjusted at each mark . At TDC #1 cylinder and what other then what others with each degree change . This is good info thanks in advance. Still learning thanks again
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By GREENBIRD56 - 13 Years Ago
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This has been on here before - but it hasn't changed in fifty years........ 1-5-4-8-6-3-7-2 The valve lash is .019 clearance between the tip of the rocker and the top of the valve stem. It is best measured as each cylinder is at "top dead center" of the compression stroke. By convention the engine is also supposed to be at operating temperature - but the first time you try this - do it cold or "luke warm". The engine fires eight cylinders in two revolutions - every 90° in the sequence 1-5-4-8-6-3-7-2. Pairs of cylinders reach "top dead center" together ....1/6....5/3....4/7....8/2 --- one is firing and one is exhausting. We want to adjust the one that is firing (both valves are closed and seated) turn the engine 90° - then adjust the next one that is firing and so on, for two revolutions. There are other ways - but......this is slow and steady.
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By oldcarmark - 13 Years Ago
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I picked up a timing tape from Mr.Gasket.I dont recall what the application was but they are listed by damper diameter.It is just slightly off 100% accurate because of the very slight difference in diameter but accurate enough for my use.Timing marks go at least halfway round so you can really check what the advance is doing at various RPM's.They are also marked with 90 180 and 270 1/4 damper locations for ease of valve adjustment.
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