i just bought a timing light and don't know what the hell i'm doing. hahaha where is the timing mark and reference pointer? i pretty much bought the cheapest one i could find at kragen, it's pretty basic, just a flashing light, that's it... can someone help me? haha i kinda have to be somewhere in an hour = (

 

http://www.c-speedracing.com/h...g.php

That's for a B18C1, but the same principle applies to the D-series.

 

k i dont know what the heck just happened but the timing light just started going all crazy. it's not even flashing with the spark plug wire anymore. is it the car or the light??? should i take it back or something?

 

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What he said...^^^

 

i got that already, i know what to do and stuff, but as soon as i figured it out my timing light started being stupid and i'm wondering if i did something wrong or if i should just take the timing light back?

 

Well yea, if you are following those instructions completely, then yes, take it back, but something tells me that you aren't. Are you sure you have the timing gun connected to the #1 spark plug wire? This is the wire that is connected to the cylinder closest to the timing belt.

 

damn a shot through the heart of a newb = P ouch... haha

no i got it all hooked up right, the light just isn't picking up the spark i guess... i thought maybe the induction pickup was dirty already so i wiped it off but that didn't do anything... it keeps flashing at a very slow very steady pace and it keeps going whhen i push the on/off button, and when i disconnect the pickup wire... as long as it's connected to the battery it keeps flashing at the same pace. i went through all the troubleshoots for the light in the manual too and nothing's working = / doesn't even pick anything up from any of the other wires... i tried all four of them

 

Yea, if it's still flashing after you've pushed the on/off button then you have a bad gun. I'm not taking any shots at you. Just making sure that you've checked everything because I make those kind of mistakes all the time.

 

aright cool... no i understand i didn't mean anything by it = P but you're right about the stupid mistakes thing, i do it all the time too ; P

 

what do i do if i don't even see the marks??? they kinda show up sporadically and then just stop...

 

Well if your gun is malfunctioning then you won't be able to constantly see the timing marks. However, if your gun is working properly and you still aren't able to see the marks constantly, it could be that your timing belt may have skipped a few teeth.

 

i just went and replaced the gun... but now i'm upset cause i had it set and everything then i tightened the dizzy and rechecked it and the marks are gone now... &gt;

 

aright guys i'm seriously like starting to bug... i have a feeling that this is taking me a lot longer than it should or needs to. i got the marks to show up for a second but then the radiator fan came on and they disappeared again... the only time they show up though is after i rev the engine a little bit... but that's probably not a good idea, is it???

 

nevermind i got it... wanna know why?

CAUSE I'M A GENIUS!!!!!!!!! hahaha jk = P i'm seriously on a roll here though... on my way to Do-It-Yourself stardom X D

thanks guys = )

 

wtf did u do?

 

LOL!!! i really honestly 100% couldn't tell you... but to sum it up i adjusted my ignition timing cause i took my distributor off before i even realized that it could be rotated.