[DeTomaso] A Dash-1? Bell Housing on eBay

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/25/10 2:22:46 PM, gndplne at yahoo.com writes:

> I always thought that hole was to check/adjust timing without removing 
> the interior, engine cover.......at least that's what I use it for!
> 
Good idea- if you have a 1971 crank & flywheel where the flywheel is 
doweled to the crank. On later engines they left out the dowels so the flywheel 
won't index perfectly onto the crank- hence your timing mark will shift a 
little. Most guys that do this use #8 cylinder to check timing so you don't need 
6 ft of timing light hookup. Engine doesn't care what cylinder you index 
off of- the answer should be the same. And if it isn't, you learned something 
about the precision of your ignition. FWIW- J DeRyke