Aw man! You can do the timing. The light comes with 3 wires. Put the 2 with clamps on the positive (red) and negative (black) poles of the battery. The other wire goes around the #1 spark plug wire (front cylinder). Open the window in the bellhousing on the passenger's side that is located above the starter. Detach the hose (s) to the double diaphragm on the side of the distributor and plug them with a nail or golf tee. Loosen the 12mm clamp bolt that holds the distributor to the block. Make sure that the wires to the timing light are not going to be caught in belts or fan. Crank the engine and shine the light on the window in the bell housing. Look for a round dot (BB) or a line that should appear each time the light flashes. If you cannot see it, gradually turn the distributor. The motor will idle worse in one direction than the other. Keep looking for the BB, that is what you want to line up with the indicator prong. When you get there, tighten down the distributor bolt, close up the window, refasten your vacuum lines and remove your timing light. You are 7 degrees before top dead center on your ignition.
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Butt Ugly Chuck
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X2 It's pretty simple. Your only issue will be whether to buy a simple timing light, or one with a knob to test for advance (nice if you're going to play around with more than the stock 7 degrees of advance indicated by the BB, but not absolutely necessary).
Butt
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Well I think I will try the timing. You guys have convinced me that I can do it, plus I will gain the skills to do it agian.
It looked like the smoke was comming from between the back of the engine and the transmission, but I did not do anything back there other than the oil pan gasket. It was white smoke. there could have been some oil on the down pipes and leading back to the cat, but that is not where I had smoke coming from.
I am thinking that it was comming out between the oil pan and the engine block, because I know that I did not have any kind of seal where it curves down around the crankshaft at the back of the enigine. I think it was probably just taking the path of least resistance. What I am still wondering is if a.) it is common to have some smoke/gases in the engine before it is warmed up? b.) how much should there be?
I think when I get the oil pan gasket back on I will pull the oil fill cap and see if smoke comes out from there.
It looked like the smoke was comming from between the back of the engine and the transmission, but I did not do anything back there other than the oil pan gasket. It was white smoke. there could have been some oil on the down pipes and leading back to the cat, but that is not where I had smoke coming from.
I am thinking that it was comming out between the oil pan and the engine block, because I know that I did not have any kind of seal where it curves down around the crankshaft at the back of the enigine. I think it was probably just taking the path of least resistance. What I am still wondering is if a.) it is common to have some smoke/gases in the engine before it is warmed up? b.) how much should there be?
I think when I get the oil pan gasket back on I will pull the oil fill cap and see if smoke comes out from there.
rchalmers3
I speak Toyota
Mr. Eco,
Does your nose have the ability to discern the difference between the smells of oil or coolant burning? Does the smoke evaporate like steam or slowly dissipate?
Burning oil smells like driving on the 405 past the oil refineries in Long Beach on a hazy summer day.
Evaporating coolant smells like baking bread, if it contains a measure of anti-freeze.
Your answers will lead us to direct you toward possible remedies.
Cheers,
Rick
Does your nose have the ability to discern the difference between the smells of oil or coolant burning? Does the smoke evaporate like steam or slowly dissipate?
Burning oil smells like driving on the 405 past the oil refineries in Long Beach on a hazy summer day.
Evaporating coolant smells like baking bread, if it contains a measure of anti-freeze.
Your answers will lead us to direct you toward possible remedies.
Cheers,
Rick
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I am not sure I could identify burning oil, but it is not coolant. The smoke does not just disipate, and I know what evaporating coolant smells like.
I figure that I will put it all back together and then see how it is running. I think that will at least take care of the smoke comming out of the back of the engine. Then I can see if it is burning oil or it there are any signs that may help me figure out what is going on. Since the only thing mechanical that I even touched was the distributor, and nobody has said that may be the problem, I will just see how it drives.
I figure that I will put it all back together and then see how it is running. I think that will at least take care of the smoke comming out of the back of the engine. Then I can see if it is burning oil or it there are any signs that may help me figure out what is going on. Since the only thing mechanical that I even touched was the distributor, and nobody has said that may be the problem, I will just see how it drives.
Cash for Clunkers?
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Rarely...
Cash for clunkers is the exeption to the rule and why I had the caveat about rarely hurting cruisers. I like to think that it was only tired, rotted cruisers that were scrapped, plus it will just make ours more valueable when those prior owners realize how much they miss thier 60s or 80s.
