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Finding timing marks on 93 3.8L ford taurus.


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russharv63
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Apr 6, 2022, 9:25 AM

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I have a 1993 ford taurus 3.8L V6 GL sedan. I am having a problem finding the timing marks on my car. From the top looking down near my crankshaft pulley with a light in the dark I don't see any sign of them. How can I locate them?


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Apr 6, 2022, 9:59 AM

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russharv63
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Apr 6, 2022, 10:40 AM

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What is the best thing to use to clean the timing marks with?


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Apr 6, 2022, 10:42 AM

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Either a wire brush or sandpaper.



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russharv63
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Apr 6, 2022, 12:29 PM

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Do you need to reset the timing if you replace the distributor with a new one? Is it possible to replace it without disturbing the timing? If so then how?


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Apr 6, 2022, 12:44 PM

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Try like all get out to watch just where it was coming out and duplicate that super close going back. Mark pointer + damper (balancer) shown by Hammer with a white dot when clean air for that most timing lights lack brightness enough is why,


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Apr 6, 2022, 1:19 PM

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It's would be easier if you were putting the same distributor back in as you could mark the rotor orientation on the housing.

You can get it close if you mark the block to the distributor and the rotor orientation on the manifold but you really should use a timing light to fine tune it. Remember you have to remove the SPOUT connector to set the timing.



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Apr 6, 2022, 8:35 PM

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"Spout!" Memories. That's just a connector to enable auto timing is a square/rectangle like thing near dist. OE this had stickers that showed it who knows if that's intact now?
Impossible now but still have timing light you set the degrees then look for TDC by Snap-On "advance timing light" is cool and obsolete maybe?
As Hammer pointed out mark distributor's base or anywhere for reference. IDK, that brush in cap paper correction fluid is white-out paint will work.
Do it all right it will start up fine tune it from there so much the better.
IMO - you can ignore this for ages after it's right was the whole point of making them like that,
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