[STEELCITYFIREBIRD]

They used them on lowest performance /rpm engines, I believe? ‘77 up, looks like a balancer without the outer ring...small diameter, about the size of std balancer without outer ring beyond the rubber divider.
Make sense?

BTW, I have that setup from a 77 GP 400, don’t believe it wouldn’t work for you without modifying it because of the small diameter of the matching balancer.

[TAQuest]

Originally Posted by STEELCITYFIREBIRD

They used them on lowest performance /rpm engines, I believe? ‘77 up, looks like a balancer without the outer ring...small diameter, about the size of std balancer without outer ring beyond the rubber divider.
Make sense?

Makes sense. So that means an original pointer wouldn't work with a regular diameter balancer. No sense in looking for an original pointer then. I'm thinking I'm going to get an older style cover.
Thanks.

["QUICK-SILVER"]

Old friend called a few weeks ago with the same problem. Engine done built and in the car running. He didn't want to change covers on his new pretty engine in the car. So he ended up making (or had made) a bolt on tab.

Late model engines, that came with a real damper, do have the timing tab cast in. They have a wider timing tab, more degree marks, than older covers. I've made bolt on tabs to add more marks for the older style covers. That's for engines that needed more initial timing than what the old tabs have on them.

I'm still old school.. Regular old timing light and put marks on the balancer to see what's going on.

Clay