mstngsule68

if you look at the balancer does it wobble?..does the rubber in it look deteriated?

Five0hFox

I had my dad watch it while running and he said it did not look like it wobbled. The edge of the rubber has cracks in it. How do I know if it has spun for sure though? I'd rather not spend $70 on something I don't need.

Five0hFox

BUMP

HOw do i know if its bad or not for sure?

projectresto83

The only real way I know how to know is to pull the timing cover off and line up the timing marks on the chain and then install the cover, pointer, and balancer to see if your pointer is on 0 degrees or not.

Five0hFox

Well it runs best when the 10* mark is in the hole of the marker, not the edge. Keep in mind it still doesn't run perfect by any means there, but it runs best. Does that sound like it's most likely the balancer?

mstngsule68

i say do what project said...pull the cover and check the timing marks...also use a level to make sure there 100% dead on.. then reinstall......and while you got the balancer off...take a look at it and check it out..you can tell pretty easy, push and pull on it. give it a good once over...if you have any doubts...change it..and maybe before you do. make sure you looking setting the correct timing mark on the correct spot...you can put some whiteout on the grove for 0* so it shows up better.

mstngsule68

i always went off settin 10/13deg at the flat spot above the hole. maybe you have the firing order wrong...remember HO is 351 firing order

mstngsule68

i just thought of something....check your plug gap. and after all this. maybe the plugs fouled out now.

Five0hFox

I did pull a plug today. It's black and smells like old gas. I'm going to clean them all off. I carefully put a screw driver in the #1 cyl when it was most of the way up on compression stroke. When it hit the top and barley moved down, like maybe 1/8th" or so, the balancer read about 10* don't remember if it was btdc or atdc though. Does that sound about right?

Oh, and plugs are gapped at the stock, .054 I have I believe stock coil with (new) borgwarner cap and rotor, (new) duralast (lol) wires and (new) motocraft plugs.

Five0hFox

So I finnaly got to clean the plugs. I also regapped them at .045. It runs much better and doesn't backfire. I reved it up to 3k with no issues, but at idle it revs up a bit then down low up higher then low and slightly higer then goes down and dies. Could that be timing related? maybe a vacuum leak?


Also what should the timing be set at with the plug thing unhooked? (i went blank on what that little thing you pull out of the harness.)