69 351W question: is the timing pointer at 10 or 11 o'clock?

[jerry S]

My car is not in my possession so I cannot even look at it. If I recall correctly, my timing pointer looks just like this one in the 11 o'clock position:

<img src="http://static.summitracing.com/global/images/prod/large/fms-m-6023-b351_w.jpg">

I am hoping for confirmation that this is the correct pointer for my 69 351W.

 

[Clark]

I hate to break this to you but on mine it is about 1:00 because mine is mounted on the drivers side. I have heard of both on our year cars but all I can tell you is mine is the original engine and location. I am still trying to figure out what bolts this pointer uses on the timing cover

 

[bnickel]

the correct pointer for our cars is a thin peice of sheetmetal that attaches on the driver side and is at about 1 o'clock position to maybe 2 o'clock somewhere in that range. it has it's own bolts where it screws into the timing cover and they are actually more like a hex-headed screw instead of actual bolts.

i too am wondering where and how this one would mount. by the way if you're looking at getting one i wouldn't recommend that one, it appears to be cracked.

 

[jerry S]

Here is what I have found out. I bought this summit brand harmonic dampner and just had it installed.

<img src="http://static.summitracing.com/global/images/prod/large/sum-b64269_w.jpg">

I wanted a nice pointer to go with it but when I called to summit, they said that there was no pointer that would fit. I took this to mean that because the balancer was 6.6 inches as compared to the 6.2 inches stock, that the balancer would physically touch the pointer. I called Fordz Racing and asked about the pointer I linked to above and whether it would fit a 6.6 inch balancer. The answer was "no problem." I called back summit to find out why they say no and Fordz says yes. The tech read through a tech memo on his computer and said that when they say that the balancer does not fit, they are talking about the timing points not matching up if you use the 50 oz counterweight. This situation results in the timing marks etched on the balancer not lining up with the pointer. However, if you use the 28 oz counterweight, then the timing points line up as they should.

As for 10 o'clock/11 o'clock, this does not refer to where the pointer points on the balancer but the location of the key on the crankshaft snout.

 

[jerry S]

by the way if you're looking at getting one i wouldn't recommend that one, it appears to be cracked.

good catch. I never noticed that.