engine and drivetrain can't see ball on flywheel at TDC?

[vintage_car]

Put car at TDC on #1 Cyl. no ball on flywheel... thought I was 180 out so I made another rotation and still no ball? suggestions?

Process for TDC I used was having the plugs out so I could turn the engine over by hand. I marked the line on the front pully to line up with the pointer. When the valves are closed on #1, the cam lobes on #4 are pointing at 1 and 11 (not sure if it is am or pm) The lines on the pully are perfectly lined up with the pointer at this time and I'm assuming TDC on #1. The distributor is installed and I'm not sure if that is preventing anything, or if it doesn't matter.

[vintage_car]

I did a little searching... I don't think I will see that ball at TDC, it is 25 degrees advanced, so that is when I should see it in the hole. Correct me if I'm wrong.

[BillWilliams]

That is correct, you will not see the BB.

You should see a line like this that is by the 0.

[vintage_car]

I don't see a line or a 0, just for kicks I rotated the engine another 180, and still not there...

[vintage_car]

I don't see a line or a 0, just for kicks I rotated the engine another 180, and still not there...

[MollysDad]

(nt)

[vintage_car]

no markings at all. A flywheel can't be installed improperly can it? I thought it was keyed a certain way.

[BillWilliams]

It can not be installed incorrectly, see below. One hole is indexed.

Corresponding flywheel photo. The orange pen is pointing to the larger hole.

[Fishhead]

no markings at all. A flywheel can't be installed improperly can it? I thought it was keyed a certain way.

I cant find the ball in my flywheel either. I don't know if its not there or if I just can't see it because of the obstruction of the body panel and small hole in the trans case that you have to look through.

Someone did drill a hole in my body panel to look through the trans hole, but I still can't see it.

[TobyB]

Yeah, actually, that's just a sleeve, and if you pull it out, then the flywheel can

be installed in any of 8 positions.

Classic way to 'fix' a ring gear.

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[BillWilliams]

The ball and line are there, unless, well, don't know what unless PO has repositioned the sleeve on the crank like Toby says.

They are hard to see that is why I paint the edge of flywheels black and mark the ball red with a white background and mark the line white.

The line goes by the window real quickly and some amount of contortion of eyeball and flashlight is required.

Here is a photo of another flywheel showing the relation between the BB and the TDC line

Timing BB

TDC line

Hope this helps.