Timing light or all purpose thing-a-ma-jig

[Duhwhat]

I need to get a timing light and thought maybe I should get some multi-function something.. Not even sure if they make a multi-function timing light. Any recommendations?

 

[mtnwhlr]

I would recommend a timing light and a vac. gauge for tuning a engine.

 

[Old Dog]

I would recommend a timing light and a vac. gauge for tuning a engine.

I have a plain timing light and never felt the need for anything more wiz-bang. The vac. gauge is also very handy for tuning and finding problems. A compression gauge and a leak down gauge are nice to have also.

 

[Torxhead]

One disadvantage of owning an expensive timing light is when the wires get caught in the fan.

 

[Old Dog]

One disadvantage of owning an expensive timing light is when the wires get caught in the fan.

or get melted by the headers.

 

[elwood blues]

Pick both of these up at Sears for $50 - $75 and that should be all that you need

 

[IOPort51]

I have one of the digital advancing timing lights. not sure it is a great and wonderful thing but it also has a tachometer on it. You set the advance and just tune until you line up on 0 deg. If you really wanted to set the timing at 20 deg before, you could.

no matter what anybody says, I do not think a decent timing adjustment can be done by "ear".

I have a hand vacuum pump with a gauge on it. It tests vacuum lines and switches, bleeds brakes and measures vacuum when the engine is running