[Healeys] Finding TDC

[Freese, Ken]

Another cool technique is to replace the center electrode/porcelain with
a tube and connect the tube with rubber hose to a jar of water or other
liquid.
Ken Freese

-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces+ken.freese=aerojet.com at autox.team.net
[mailto:healeys-bounces+ken.freese=aerojet.com at autox.team.net] On Behalf
Of Alan Seigrist
Sent: Friday, June 27, 2008 8:07 PM
To: sjnnock at sbcglobal.net
Cc: healey List
Subject: Re: [Healeys] BN1/BN2 Timing

Norman -

Thanks, you are a gem.

Best Regards,

Alan

PS. Yes I have your tech talk book and I should have looked at it first!

'52 A90
'53 BN1
'64 BJ8


On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 10:52 AM, Norman Nock <sjnnock at sbcglobal.net>
wrote:
>   Pre 1954 British cars did not mark a T.D.C mark
>
>    DISCONNECT BATTERY
>
>    to find a T.D.C remove all plugs and turn engine by the fan blades
>    till you see # 1 piston through the plug hole , knock the center
> out of a spark plug and it's tip , screw it in the plug hole then with

> a screw driver touching the top of the piston , move engine back and
> forward till you find it's highest point . thats T.D.C  mark front
> pulley
>
>               OR
>  ...
> USE a vacuum gauge at full manifold vacuum to find T.D.C get a pre
> 1965 Automotive Encyclopedia it would tell you how it's done
>
>              OR
> set ign.points at .012" set  engine at T.D.C tighten dist.  this will
> give a basic timing reset set points to .014" to .016" then road test
> and adjust as needed
>
>          Norman Nock
>
> PS do you have my book Tech Talk
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