ben

Well i cant get my timing notch anywhere near the mark, Terminals A and B are shorted to enter diagnosis mode, im using a 0 offset Gun and i am taking it off spark lead number 1 (I thought the dizzy might have been put in wrong meaning i should set it off another lead, but all the others are way out)

The closest i can get it is about an inch away from the timing mark, rotating the dizzy clockwise or anti clockwise from where it is now, results in poor performance, so i know im close

most likely the harmonic balancer has slipped ???

ben

donno

harmonic ballancer can't slip. its got a tight grove that it sits on the crank to keep it in place.

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stockstandard

nah, the outer and inner are seperate parts. Mine has slipped about 20 deg

NZ

You need to find true TDC and then make another mark on the balancer as a short term fix. you can do this by gutting a spark plug and welding a 1 inch ron onto the end. Screw it into #1 and turn the engine till the piston hist the rod. Make a mark on the balancer going off the TDC mark on the timing case. Turn the engine backwards till the piston hitsd again and make another mark. Then using calipers or something to measure the distance between the 2 marks, divide that by 2 and put another halfway. That will be your new TDC mark.

I've had 2 engines where the outer ring has slipped.

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donno

For a full fix just get a new one, 60 bucks or so exchange, mine new ballancer a while ago came with it pre marked.

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ben

This might be helpful for any EL owners

With the EA falcon i used to have, you needed to set the timing within the first 2 minutes of being in self diagnosis mode, it seems as though on the EL, you must first WAIT 2 minutes, and then do it....timing is fine now.

thanks

ben

redGhia

i was going to say i looked at the timing on my el and it was waaaaay out by looks, but after i had new leads on it stayed at the same mark but had the correct timing set and didnt misfire at all

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