In order to time the engine I pulled the 12V battery from my Subaru to power the timing light.
After finally getting the engine to start, I tried to find the timing mark on the flywheel with no success. After reading some more about it, I should be able to see a triangle and the letters UDC stamped into the flywheel and then as I advance the distributor, I should see a small ball embedded into the flywheel. I'm supposed to time the engine so the pointer on my bell housing lines up with the ball.
I searched a number of times, for about 1/2 hour each time trying to find anything that looked like a triangle, letters, or a small metal ball without success.
The good news is that the engine ran (poorly) the whole time I was searching.
It still will only run if it is almost completely choked. I will probably need to pull the spark plugs and clean them before I try again.
I plan to pull the inspection cover off of the flywheel so that I can clean it, and try to locate the timing marks to at least confirm that they actually exist.
I had high hopes for this weekend. Failing to even locate a timing mark is pretty frustrating.
Only working 4-5 hours per week on the truck is also frustrating, but I got to ski with my kids all day today, which I would not trade, even for a perfectly tuned engine :-)
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Just spray like a whole can of brake cleaner through the timing viewing hole while the truck is running you should be able to see it then. once you find it go get some cheap flourescent orange nail polish and put it on the mark.
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