IIRC, those engines had the timing pointer that had the degreed increments on the pointer, not the pulley. That mark on the pulley is for TDC. Been a while since I have run across that style timing pointer. I believe that some early 56 F series trucks had that same setup.

Daniel Jessup

Lancaster, California

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John checked the crank pulley out and it has the small notch in the back pulley groove, but the pointer is missing and the engine did come out of a 55 Ford cab over truck
Thanks Carl

Carl, sounds like a 55 truck engine. They originally had a very long pointer that reaches the back of the rear pulley. There should be a small notch in the rear pulley. I don't know if it is TDC or some specific timing mark.

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I am parting out a ECG engine(truck) and cant see anyway to check or time that engine.There isnt a timing pointer or the two groove crank pulley doesnt have any marks on it,anyone shed a light on that Carl