February 19, 20251 yr Author 16 hours ago, birdguy said: I installed seat belts on my car(s) before they became mandatory. I also adjusted the brakes, changed the oil, and tuned the engine of my '52 Ford. Anyone here know what a timing light is? Noel Did you mean timing belt, Noel. Yep, used to do lots on cars, brakes, cam belt, servicing etc. Too much like hard work though, dirty, smelly back aches, elbow aches, knee bruises. 😁
February 19, 20251 yr 5 hours ago, martin-w said: Too much like hard work though, dirty, smelly back aches, elbow aches, knee bruises. 😁 Yeah, but it was a lot of fun and a swell way to spend a Saturday afternoon. The timing light was used to adjust the distributor. You made a chalk mark on the fan belt and then rotated the distributor until the timing light flashed on the chalk mark. Noel The tires are worn. The shocks are shot. The steering is wobbly. But the engine still runs fine.
February 19, 20251 yr Administrators @birdguy A timing mark is an indicator used for setting the timing of the ignition system of an engine, typically found on the crankshaft pulley. Never heard of making your own mark on the belt! Charlie AronAVSIM Board of Directors-ADMIN/Moderator-RegistrarJust going to run a Chromebook and not upgrade to a Windows computer. Too many problems with the new Sims! 😱Trying to keep peace and harmony and the will of Landru on the site seems to be a full time job!
February 19, 20251 yr 1 hour ago, charliearon said: @birdguy A timing mark is an indicator used for setting the timing of the ignition system of an engine, typically found on the crankshaft pulley. Never heard of making your own mark on the belt! You're right. That's how you set the timing on modern vehicles using a strobe light. Noel's right too. The distributor had a set of points within it and was belt driven, often by the fan belt. When you knew where TDC on the engine was - where the points closed and a spark was created - you could mark that on the drive belt and set the points correctly.
February 19, 20251 yr Author 3 hours ago, birdguy said: The timing light was used to adjust the distributor. You made a chalk mark on the fan belt and then rotated the distributor until the timing light flashed on the chalk mark. Oh yes, I'm with you now. Timing strobe/light. Have done such a thing on my first car, including changing the distributor points too. I recall fitting an electronic ignition kit to my distributor to get rid of the points. Edited February 19, 20251 yr by martin-w
February 19, 20251 yr 4 hours ago, birdguy said: The timing light was used to adjust the distributor. You made a chalk mark on the fan belt and then rotated the distributor until the timing light flashed on the chalk mark. That's how I used to do it, I had one for years wire it into the first lead from the distributor, my old 1980s model Honda's used to have the TDC marked out or the factory for you which was convenient. I miss the old Honda's you used to just put regular old 5W-30 in the transmission as well, they didn't have transmission fluid until the 90s. they were very simple up until around 1990 and reliable. My grandfather was a Ford guy too because he was a Farmer and had many Fords over the years, but he liked the Honda engines too because there would be a few around the farm, generators or lawnmowers etc, so he took an interest in my Honda cars back in the 80s I did drive a 1989 Honda Civic up until 2018, that was the last one from the 80s that I had and was sad to let it go, we have young kids so my wife wouldn't let me put the kids in it so I sold it to a neighbour down the road. even that car being 30 years old still ran like the day it came off the line, I love those 80s model Honda's Matthew Kane I'm Dyslexic, what's an error to you is not to me
February 19, 20251 yr Timing light for the points. Feeler gauge for the tappet clearance (MGB roadster). 5800X3D, RTX4070, 600 Watt, one or two 1440p 32" screens, 64 GB RAM, 4 TB PCle 3 NVMe, Warthog throttle, VKB NXT EVO stick, Honeycomb Alpha yoke, CH quad, 3 Logitech panels, 2 StreamDecks, Desktop Aviator Trim Panel. Crystal Light VR.
February 20, 20251 yr GenerationX also did stuff like this... Matthew Kane I'm Dyslexic, what's an error to you is not to me
February 20, 20251 yr Moderator On 2/18/2025 at 11:38 AM, birdguy said: Anyone here know what a timing light is? Raises hand slowly. I still have a timing light, somewhere in my shed. 😉 Fr. Bill AOPA Member: 07141481 AARP Member: 3209010556 Avsim Board of Directors | Avsim Forums Moderator
February 26, 20251 yr 1973, I'm smack in the middle of GenX, right? Rhett 7800X3D ♣ 96 GB G.Skill Flare ♣ Gigabyte 4090 ♣ Crucial P5 Plus 2TB
February 27, 20251 yr On 2/26/2025 at 4:19 PM, Mace said: 1973, I'm smack in the middle of GenX, right? Yup, I'm a 71 kid so at the beginning of it. I always laugh when a kid with a Nirvana shirt says 'OK BOOMER' to me, I just tell him 'We would like our T-Shirt Back, and while we are at you can give us back your iPhone too' 😁 Matthew Kane I'm Dyslexic, what's an error to you is not to me
February 27, 20251 yr GenX is anyone born 1965-1980 or so (it isn't like there's any kind of authority that decides these things, but that's the general rule). ------------------------- Craig from KBUF
February 27, 20251 yr 11 hours ago, Matthew Kane said: Yup, I'm a 71 kid so at the beginning of it. I always laugh when a kid with a Nirvana shirt says 'OK BOOMER' to me, I just tell him 'We would like our T-Shirt Back, and while we are at you can give us back your iPhone too' 😁 Yeah a lot of Millenial/GenZ mistakenly call us "Boomers". I don't know if they're tryin to be cute or what, but Boomers are born 1945-1965 and in my view we GenX are not similar to Boomers in any way. Rhett 7800X3D ♣ 96 GB G.Skill Flare ♣ Gigabyte 4090 ♣ Crucial P5 Plus 2TB
February 27, 20251 yr 3 hours ago, Mace said: we GenX are not similar to Boomers in any way. We each get a year older approximately once every year. Hook Larry Hookins Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of EarthAnd danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
February 27, 20251 yr 1 hour ago, LHookins said: We each get a year older approximately once every year. Hook ha ha!! Yes, yes we do. And I was pretty good up until a few years ago. Now I get up in the morning and wonder what will hurt today. Rhett 7800X3D ♣ 96 GB G.Skill Flare ♣ Gigabyte 4090 ♣ Crucial P5 Plus 2TB
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