Re: [Chrysler300] Dumb Question

[Mike Apfelbeck <moparmike@xxxx>]

0° would be retarded in relation to the 10° mark.If you're trying to start 
the engine for the first time, line up the marks on the crank and turn the 
distributor by hand until you see the points just open. If you have the 
switch on, you should be able to see/hear a spark jump at that time.
Mike

At 03:29 PM 3/5/2003 -0800, jennifer allyn wrote:
> Timing marks on the timing cover show the "0" mark and the "10" mark.
>
> I should align the mark on the balancer to the "10" to obtain timing of
> ten degrees before top dead center; correct?
>
> Aligning it to the "0" would be ten degrees too advanced (or retarded),
> right?
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
> Matt Allyn