What do you use to see timming mark?

[JIPJOBXX]

I have a nice timming light but have the hardest time seeing the timming marks on the crank shaft pulley. I was wondering what kind of reflection material people have used here to see those marks. Right now I have my crank shaft pulley painted white and marked the o point with a black felt paint marker. Any idea's. It so hard to see!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Frank Ollian]

Just my opinion, but I think a black pulley with a white timing mark shows up pretty well.

[randroid]

JIPJOBXX,

What I like to do is have a dark pulley and mark the timing line with a stick of chalk. Maybe mark the exact line with a Sharpie if it needs it, but you can approximate a bright wide mark more accurately that you can find a thin dark mark. Get close to correct and all-of-a-sudden the real timing mark sort of falls into place. Works for me.

-Randy

[JIPJOBXX]

Like the idea of the black pulley and that will happen tomorrow! Thanks

[plyman 50]

A while back seems like someone suggested using a 12 volt battery for the power source to make the light brighter. I did'nt try it myself but it sounded like it would work.

[Andydodge]

Before marking the pulley, I get a fine hacksaw blade and gently recut the marks a little deeper and then colour the pulley white, paint or even liquid paper correction fluid works and use a fine black marker pen to highlight the degree marks....andyd

[Don Coatney]

If you want to really brighten the timing light connect the probe to the coil wire. This will cause the timimg light to read #1 as well as the rest of the plugs. But the strobe will only indicate #1 and but be much brighter.

[greg g]

If you can't read the cranksaft pulley, use a vacuum gauge.

Loosen the dizzy ad rotate it to achieve the highest steady reading. lock down the diz and adjust the idle speed as necessary.

[blueskies]

I have a black pulley, and use a stick of white chalk on the marks when I set the timing. White paint would be the best, but I didn't think of it when I had it apart... hard to reach now, so I use the chalk.

Pete

[Frank Elder]

Testors model paint with a thin brush works for me.

[Lou Earle]

What do you use to see timming mark?

I use my eyes without glasses!! Just kidding I usually do not use a light I mark the tdc position turn the crank to the timing mark then set the timing.After that I test it by starting cold hot etc. Also mash gas pedal and see if have hesitation when starts easily and no hesitation I am real close or dead on it

LOU

[JBNeal]

I used old bright yellow & black crayons to accentuate the timing marks. I heard somewhar that the eyes track yellow colors better than white on a dark background, so I tried that approach and it worked okie dokie.

[TodFitch]

I loosen the cover on the timing mark hole on the front of the bell housing. Then, if I have a really strong light shining on it and if lean over just right and I squint really hard, I can just see the TDC mark as I turn the engine over with the hand crank.

At least your newer cars have the mark on the crank pulley where there is the possibility of actually seeing it.