This was by far the most amazing thing I learned when I was down there. Brilliant

I've heard about this method but never met anyone who could actually do it, thanks _UT_ a great tip for another old wrench to have in the mental tool box! 😁👍🇺🇸

Yeah, This is what I love about Uncle Tony!! Old school ways being past down the younger generation!!! The best part is he gives credit where it's due! Keith Black a true master mind!!! Tony you rock...when this virus stuff is over I want to hit the track with you and I will bring Casper!

Been playing with engines for nearly 50 years, and I still learn stuff from UT almost every video they upload! Keep it up UT & UK. All the best from Queensland Australia!

You know it's solid gold when Keith Black came up with it. Keep it rolling UTG!

It has been a long time since I've seen that done. An old family friend showed me how to do that when I was around 10 or so. I've used it myself people think I'm nuts you use what you know. When you did it on the live stream I had a grin on my face... It took me back to Sam and sons outside the side bay door monkeying around like he always did. A very pleasant memory in my world seems like a like a lifetime ago. Thanks for the re do. I enjoyed it.

My brother use to do it this way. When I was younger I thought he was crazy, but he always had good running engines. I live the old school basic ways. They work well. Good stuff Tony.

I’m gonna say this is the best wrenching channel in KZfaq history. My man has more knowledge then anyone I’ve seen.

Your video on ignition timing was cool thanks uncle tony.

Keith Black. The man, the myth, the legend! 👍

I had heard of this method years ago but you are the first to actually show it being done thank you slot

That was great. I've never degreed a camshaft in using a wheel. But I always build the same motor. The 375 horse Chevy 350 with hydraulic cam. I always use a new true roller timing chain and the new Woodruff key. Great video, short, sweet, and informative. thank you

I'd buy Tony a house next to mine just to have him next door for my restoration build...LOL

Hell yes man...I bet there is quite a few gearheads that never knew this trick. I sure didn't, always learn something no matter how long you've been doing it

Thank goodness for KZfaq gold like this...

You can also buy a dial tool that screws into the spark plug hole for TDC. Very accurate and cheap too. With this tool and the straight edge ruler and feeler gauge for cam setting, this is more accurate than the degree wheel method because with the degree wheel, you can only 'eyeball' it.

Was taught that about 55 years ago when I was an apprentice mechanic. Gets you with in a degree or two.nice to see .

Can't beat Uncle Tony with a stick! Its not practice makes perfect, its perfect practice makes perfect...because you can be doing something wrong for 40yrs and never get it right. UT, someone taught you right the first time, and we are the lucky ones you are sharing this knowledge with. Eternally humble. TY :)

Simplicity. Logical no nonsense Uncle Tony methodology. Thanks a ton.

Weeeew!!! Great video tony!! I tried my best to keep up and absorb the most info I could. Your the man. A complete mechanic You have probably forgotten more info than most people know. Thank for doing what you do.

Thank you for doing a detailed explanation on this, I watched it live and wasn't really following what was going on. And now I have a great reference to go straight back to. As usual, thanks for another great video.

Uncle Tony all ways has the best way of explaining things Gold Mine of knowledge thanks UTG

Great tip about preloading the cam in the direction of rotation, great days to you Tony !

Appreciate that Tony , I asked Uncle Kathy for this and you guys delivered !!!

This is the most "Barney Style" explanation or method I have ever seen. I actually get how to do this now.

Love the simple method. This information is gold. Thanks Uncle Tony! 🙂👍👍

Im in my mid 30's now and i remember learnin this in the shed at home with my dad teachin me this method although i regularly have the time to setup the cam degree wheel and dial indicator. He is a fireman with car/engine builder/home fab and machinist. I've still got his 25ish yr old Keith Black Racing Engines black logo on white circle emblem tshirt with the blown KB in the center 😂 i only wear it on special occasions now ie fireups or breakins and my future wedding 😂. We used and i was shown alot of old school techniques and principles as they were just that, more accurate than any spec sheet or more focused to its performance requirement. Thank You once again Tony for these reminders on the best ways to get a job done and your knowledge bank, your a "truth" man and they are gettin hard to find these days.

Thanks for sharing this. I've been waiting since the marathon build.

That’s true experience & knowledge. You are the guru Uncle Tony! Cheers😊

I knew there was a simple way to do this. I also knew you would know how to do it. I'm rebuilding my 302 and it will get a new timing chain so I needed to make sure it's all timed correctly. I'll be using this method for sure. Thanks man.

Awesome stuff here, the likes of which you won't see anywhere else - and now it's preserved for all posterity. Future generations, if they're smart, will refer to Tony's videos for guidance. You know what would be a great follow up to this video? Having a degree wheel set up on the engine and seeing that the KB method agrees with it! -Ed on the Ridge

You're a wonder to watch, Uncle T. I'm at that advanced stage in mechanics to where I know that gas makes car go and soap makes car shiny. Yet watching the engine surgeon in you is both fascinating and enjoyable. Bravissimo, Mechanical Maestro.

I've never actually seen someone do this, only heard of it....Thank you for sharing, and I will be using this for sure

Best flowing stock heads to date X

I used to pit crew for a guy who made his own camshaft grinds and he was crazy about asymmetric cam lobes and degrees of overlap he used to painfully (OCD) adjust his engines using a very similar method to this..he would map the movement of the internals on paper like a graph and work on it in testing for days until he got results..lots of bent rods n blown motors but we got results on pump fuel that others never came close to...thems were the days...thanks again uncle tony.

I was helping on a top fuel car in the 60's and they were running a Engle cam. The guys at Engle cams told up how to do this. The car had a Donovan gear drive on the cam and we were able to tune/change cam timing at the track, depending on the track condations. Back in that time frame cam timing was considered something that few people understood. Running out of a small midwest town in a two car gargage we were able to trailer numerous big name racers including Don Garlits.

I've been trying to learn how to degree cams for years, and you are the only one could actually tell me, or take the time.

This is awesome U.T. I’m going to double check the timing on the 403 I’m putting together in the 79 T/A I bought for my son.

You know.... sometimes I sure wish there was a love button.... thanks UT... I never knew this.. and its awesomeness.. love the vid... now I am excited to see your old skool techniques your going to drop on us with the camshaft video. I know the textbook stuff fairly well. But this is way cool.

Hey U.T! This is really smart, and probably More accurate than a degree wheel. On your statement early on about triple checking, you're not being OCD, it's called being thorough and it's one of the things that makes you an authority and good at what you do! I've been an engine builder for 40+ years - not putting the parts together but the real deal - and I'd never seen nor heard of this method, it's always been the degree wheel method. By comparison, the degree wheel deal is more involved and a bit of a pain in the ass - a lot of ways a beginner can make mistakes. Thanks for the heads up, U.T.

Your a bloody genius Uncle Tony Thanks for sharing your knowledge and for telling it like you do No ego no bullshit Thanks mate and i you ever come to Australia i,ll buy you a beer or 3

3 cheers for UT. Great explanation sweet and simple. Not only can he do it. He can teach motorhead 101. Master tech

That's a quick easy way to do it with minimal tools. I'm going to have to put that one in my back pocket. Genius!!!

Thanks so much tony for this video! I havent seen any other tutorial or how to degree a cam like this, I'm Absolutly going to start using this method!

PURE GOLD!!!!! Thank you Uncle Tony!!!! Cruisin aint a crime

Always welcome information Boss, thanks Uncle Tony and Auntie Kathy.. Happy Mothers Day Kathy.. Oi oi oi

That's a really cool method. Thanks for the knowledge Uncle Tony

Excellent info, Uncle Tony! Thank you!

Awesome video. Yes more cam videos please, thank you!

Very cool, UT! Thanks for showing that. A request I asked for a while back.

Great vid, I'm looking forward to the next vid on effects. I've never messed with mechanical timing adjustments

Thanks UT, another great informative video. This sort of stuff is priceless. 👍

I went into this thinking this was gonna be a joke.. guy is a genius 👏

I have agree using both the degree wheel and a feeler gauge, the gauge is what I use to compare and make sure. I still use dial indicators to find exact cross overs and split hairs.

I haven't seen that method used by someone else in I'm almost 50 years. It's quick and it's accurate. Please do a video on phasing a distributor.

Thanks uncle Tony really found this video interesting and informative awesome channel l watch it every day regards Anthony from down under hi uncle Kathy

I'm restoring a 1976 Moto Guzzi 1000 and i don't have a degree wheel but i'm thinking i could use the tops of the retainers but to be perfectly honest the mental image i got was going off the tops of the push rods. It's a true push rod hemi and really only lacks ideal spark plug placement. Which means it runs a fair amount of ignition lead to get the best performance. Really glad i saw this because although i try to use critical, common sense thinking in life and in metal fabrication and in mechanical endeavours it's not assured that i would have considered this.

Important stuff you won't learn ANYWHERE ELSE.

Thanks UT! Learn something new every video.

You're an undercover genius UT!!!

I read about this more than 20 years ago in a magazine. Didn’t remember it was Keith Black’s method, but that doesn’t surprise me. When they did it, they used 17mm sockets in place of the lifters for some reason and read off of those. I couldn’t remember the specifics, but I remembered the feeler gauge! Cool then. Cool now.

Brought to you by Dicks Deli Sausage! You're doing this when your cam and crank marks are dot to dot, not on the compression stroke, I always got confused that dot to dot is the compression stroke, but it's not. Cool tip that I will compare to the conventional method, just so that I can learn both.

Great tutorial UT, cool stuff. I've never been explained that before. 👍

Great stuff 👍 my man, thanks! Um, now what's a camshaft? Lol! That bike has a crazy sound system in it from the looks of it! Thanks again y'all!!! I can't wait to see that Dart run, the 70-71 is probably my favorite incarnation of it. Happy motoring!!!

Thanks Uncle Tony keep it coming

Thanks for this video!! Great information. Definitely just as fool proof as a degree wheel.

Alright children quiz time: Q) What is the common theme in ALL of Uncle Tony's videos??? A) All of the technology in the world cannot replace good ol' fashion know how

Again Uncle Tony strikes again , no fancy computers , tools just some good ol fashioned know how . Today’s mechanics need the help of a computer to diagnose problems , which is fine but take that same mechanic and have him try to use his brain and hands on techniques , can guarantee he couldn’t repair it . Your the man Uncle Tony .

Thanks Tony that makes perfect sense for the first time ever 👍

I got a lot out of this one Tony, thanks.

During the live engine build I was wondering how you knew the difference in lifter height was .012 for that build. Now I know, .006 of an inch equals 2 Deg. got It. and thanks.

Very good explanation. Well done

I can understand it a lot better now ut you made it alot simpler in my head for me

Thanks for this info. This will be soooooo helpful.

I love tips and tricks like this great info bud

more wisdom from utg. thanks for the video!

this makes total sense to me...wow..I really got it and I am not a smart man. Thank you.

Thanks for the knowledge

Such a badass old school method.

Thank you so much, I’ll try this and see where I am at

Thank you for the info-it’s 2:30am and you saved my ass from having to wait till the morning to get a degree wheel!!

Great. Made total sense!!!! Thanks

Good tip, especially checking all the lobes

Wow so much involved i just saw u hovering had no idea what u were doing.

Great stuff thanks uncle tony

Timeless tech!

an other hot tip, I have watch this over and over

I use this method for my for 4 cam delkron sportster drag bike 150 cubic inch, I move my cams around because remember you have to TIG weld those red shift cams two lobes too the shaft I spot check the TDC. LIFTS. I haven't use a degree wheel in 20 years lol

Thank you Uncle Tony!

I Like this, thanks Tony! Bravo!

Thanks for showing telling, now I can time my 460 v8 the right way. Thanks again see you next time see ya bye

Uncle Tony thank you for that very informative video, I really enjoy all your videos. It's really appreciated by us all that you're willing to share your knowledge and experience.

Just learned another great tip!

Thanks. Great video!!!!

Wow! Where did you learn all this great stuff!! I am a 55 year old crazy hot rodder and this is the best explanation of how to degree a cam that i have ever seen! I cant wait to try it on my current c3 454 build. Also the air shock on the right side only was awesome too. Thanks for all the info that just isnt available anywhere else.

Great stuff UC ... really cool oldschool .. next time cycle the stat on the cooler so we can hear you better 😂😂😂

This is awesome. Could you do this by measuring the difference in the pushrods on a ford inline 6 due to the lifters being tucked away? I have adjustable rockers so I’m sure the springs won’t be as accurate. Thank you!!

Love it! Thanks

Good way of doing it. I never needed a reason to degree a cam in my engines. I was always lucky to just put them together, LOL.

You mentioned twice early in the video that this was tdc of the exhaust stroke, I would have guessed that to be the compression stroke if the valves are in that position