losthillbilly73

got an 86 cutlass with the stock 307 motor. stripped doen no ac emissions holly 600 cfm carb now ware i did away with the stock qjet and all the electronics i have to swap a vac advance distributer no big deal i got it
but i was checkin the timing a wile ago n i noticed ware most places say there should b a guage theres just a pointer and on the ballancer theres just 1 notch and when i stuck the timming light on it the noch on the ballancer is about an inch or so above the pointer

so my question is should i line up the pointer and notch. i know my 88 ranger is that way.

also it feels a bit sluggish im assuming could b the timing

engine runs good but its not much faster then strait 6 in my f150

J-(Chicago)

You turn the engine by hand until the #1 piston reaches the top of it's travel.
The mark on the balancer should match the 0 mark on the timing pointer.
http://www.classicindustries.com/fir...ts/ta4010.html

J-(Chicago)

This tells me that you have the wrong timing tab.

Some of the metric oldsmobiles had small balancers and some had the regular size.

Sounds like you have a regular balancer, and a pointer for the small one.

losthillbilly73

can i get that guge from classic industrys and replace my pointer with it.
not many sbo engines in junk yrds round here and most are 6 cylenders. so if i can swapp the pointer for the guage it be easyer and cheapper then the balancer
yea guy who had the car b4 me used it as a drag car with a 434 small block then he swapped the original motor back into it but i dont know what he slapped together on it. ive been restoring it and found some rigged stuff on it so i believe what u say.

J-(Chicago)

Yes. the link I posted is the one you will need.

losthillbilly73

thanks now i got the funn of puttin it in but it aint to bad just got to take out 2 bolts