This video is definitely showing it’s age a little, but man YOU CAME IN CLUTCH. I’m getting recruited by people to get engines started from scratch with timing and totally forgot the method and you explained it meticulously, didn’t miss a thing! Thanks for being informative, and producing a helpful, clear video!

My dad used this method forever and it never fails 😂👍🏾now we all use this method that was passed on also and newer engines are even easier than an old school distributor 😅

very good video . explained very clearly and all the steps seem easy to follow . I don't know why other videos make it look so complicated . will be installing HEI on my 72 Buick Electra and will be doing this just like you've shown

Why all the thumbs down? Been doing it this way for 35 years when i cant see the valves. Looks correct to me, and the video is clear and consise with no time wasted. Thank you for you efforts.

i just got a boat and never worked on a engine with a distributor. Well....never had to completely time a engine with a distributor. the whole time i was trying to start the engine at 0 degrees instead of 10-15 degrees BTDC duh! your my hero dude

Thank you so much. I almost pulled out the whole engine to reset the timing again. But I knew there had to be an easier way. Lucky I found your video.

BRO! THANK YOU!!!!! I have a 63 Corvair and was havinbg difficulty with this. Every gear head that came out acted as if this was some "top secret" knowledge that they were only privy to know. Anyhoo, very helpful very "Simple " talk and steps. THANKS !

Thank you! The best video I’ve found that explains in clear detail on the steps needed to do this. Thanks!

By far the best timing video on KZfaq. Thumbs up and subscribed.

Thank you very much for the instruction even I have no knowledge about it . Great lesson.

Good video but can you have a tutorial on how to wire up that HEI distributor from a points/analog distributor? I think I wired mine wrong and I can't find any video on the proper wiring. Also the instructions I got for mine were vague.

Perfect! Saw a ton of videos, found yours on accident and is the best of all

Nice! Was familiar with the wooden dowel trick but this is the real deal feel braille version I love it!

Very nice video. An easy way to make a remote starter control is to take a tricicle handlegrip and thread a piece of 18-2 zip cord thru its hole and put the wires onto a doorbell button that mounts round in a hole. Its a perfect fit for the handlegrip. Tie a knot in the zipcord so it won't come out of the hole inside the grip. This keeps the tension off the switch hookup. then strip back the distance you require between the battery positive and the solenoid and install one allegator clip and one crocodile clip. This makes a good starting cord. Make it long enough to reach down to the timing marks. Bill, from Tn. 🇺🇸

Wonderfully explained. Thank you!

THAAANK YOU, just needed a long lost refresher, and this is clear cut and straight forward. Much appreciation!

Thank you great vid but seems like another step. What do i do when i find out the manufacturers setting for timing?

Thanks!

Thank you! Helped me immensely.

Nice video 👍 I found one day that a wine bottle cork, shaped down to a gradual point with a long screw attached worked quite well. Shove it in tight, then compression blows it out. Works well when access is limited.

Great job on the video. Just an opinion on the HEI distributors. I had one and found them very troublesome. They are extremely hard to set and maintain a reasonable (aka factory setting for total advance) total advance curve. Also they pack way too much into a oversized package and as such present a whole host of other ongoing issues. I took mine out and replaced it with a Pertronix unit. Way better and rock solid in reliability and performance. FYI

You can use a rag if you don't want to use your finger and you can just hand turn it. I've never used my finger or used a remote start.

amazing thanks for the best proper explanation yet!

Good video as I was wondering how you find TDC on a non running engine

I've been doing that way for over 40 years ,thanks for posting to show others

If I past the 0 on top dead center will this damage my engine I have a chevy 327 or will I be able to rotate it back conter clock wise great video I need help with mines thanks

Thank you for the very understanding video

Thanks for sharing

hi 1D10, i just got a new dist. for my 1990 ford e350 econoline van 5.8. number one is so, so hard to get to. i've heard that if you're replacing a dist. from scratch (no idea where original was) that you have to do the TDC thing. if i'm just directly replacing it can i just pull it noting where rotor is pointing and then just make sure i put new one in same orienteation, just make sure cap is aligned the same way and the rotor is pointing to same wire post as one that came out? thanks and sorry if this is an ignorant question:)))-barbie

Thanks heaps

Setting the timing would it work the same way on a 289 ford also

Good job !

Well done.

Can't wait to see this boat on the water!

Hello I have a 81 cutlass supreme v6 231 with a carburetor will this method work on my car? If it does what should I hook the remote start up?

I finally understand, thank you:)

Thank you. I am about to rebuild/try to start an old 888 and would love to know where you found the manufacturers manual to see what the timing should be? Any chance you could share the manual?

I thought zero degrees was true TDC on your indicator, not 12 degrees?

Looks like the harder way. The easiest is the whistle method and you can buy them cheap or make your own. A piece of tubing with a cone at one end and a whistle at the other. Place the cone end in the spark plug hole. Turn the motor over and when that cyl is coming up on compression, you will hear the whistle and as you keep going, the whistle will stop and that is your TDC.

GREAT JOB!!!.. SUBBED

How do you know that the pressure u r feeling on ur finger is not the exhaust stroke?

when you marked your distributor cap im wondering how i would do that, how would i know where cylinder 1 is? can you please tell me? thanks

Hi I've completely lost my distributor mark when I took out the distributor for when engine was timed. How do I go about fixing this please.

How did you turn it on my car has no key

Thank you for your video I changed my self the distributor wires spark plugs router and cap Because previously I had a PO 300 and PO328 a misfiring code But still I have the codes after changing all that The only thing I didn't do was setting the timing a don't have the light gun but I placed the new distributor and router the same way it was before The engine stars very good but still like a mentioned before there is misfiring causing when I stop at lights it vibrates in a celeration on its own

Hi, i do same with mine years ago and boat come alive again but what about advance on boats vaccum advance do not apply, did you know on this engine how to del with advance?, Originally when mallory points distribuitor was working fine boat run 42 mph( but points give problems each time i use boat then i decide to change to HEI) and with this only runs 35mph. I was planning to design an cable linckage from throtle to replace vaccum diafragm mecanism, also another question is idle timing on this engine i search but i can´t find it ,i guess is about 6 to 10 degrees.

Finger in the hole! Classic. Thanks.

I got a great deal on a jump starter .I borrowed my dads lol😂

I bought this same distributor for my 302....i had a efi engine I swapped to a carb set up.please!!! Tell me how and also where the number one spark plug wire starts cause it does not show the number on cap! Thanks in advance!

Thanx

How do you know were to put the numbers on the cap?

What was that spark at the starter solenoid @ 2:40 time mark?

Advance auto has them for 24.99. A nice decently built one

Do you have a link for the the distributor?

2:40 did you ground out? lol

T0 rolling stones

What if the engine has no timing marks on it?

How do you know your at 14, also do a follow up video

Badging is wrong. The LH SlR/5000 had the decal in front of the front wheel, th 1976 LX SLR/5000 didn't.

You have the motor in backwards... the distributor goes in the back 🤣🤣💪