Re: 1954 359 Timing Problem

Posted by Don Shields On 2024/1/30 1:30:09

Thanks Howard, 53 Cavalier and Packard Don for your responses. The Ross Miller video and the photo from 53 Cavalier were most helpful. As I thought and Packard Don surmised, the pointer is missing. I will have to employ Ross's penny trick to confirm when #1 is at TDC and see where the distributor rotor points and set the spark plug wires accordingly. I had seen the diagram that Howard provided, but it didn't show enough reference points to clarify where #1 wire should go. It shows the primary circuit wire coming out of the distributor at the 1 o'clock position. In reality it's closer to the 3 o'clock position and there's no indication of where the hold-down clamp tabs and the vacuum advance are located, so the correct orientation of the plug wires is undetermined. In Ross's video it appears that #1 is at terminal "D" in my diagram, so Howard's diagram might be correct after all. Thanks again.