And I wonder why i hard time setting the timing...

Last week I changed valve spring on my 71 Demon cause it looked like it might have lost a mph or 2 in trap speed...Today I after rounding up the tools finally, I installed and adjusted the rockers.

After getting that done, I was going to change out the MP race distributors, as I have an old cast iron one in and changing it out for a newer aluminum one that was shooting duck last year due to a bad pick up coil. Which was swapped out for a new one .

Well..I set the damper to #1 TDC to swap out distributor since both are MP race distributors they are actually somewhat different..the tach drives are in difference places..but anyway..I notice that the rotor is pointing over where #8 would be. So I get small screw driver..inset in #1 plug hole...piston is down in the bore...WTF... I turn the engine over by hand check went the piston is TDC...I look at the balancer and no where #1 on it..

Fricking SFI Summit balancer had slipped..a good 90 degrees...And I wonder why went I put a timing light on it last summer I could not set the timing...So I spend the a few hours today swapping out balancers, and then had to readjust the rockers again...since I use the MP chart...

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SUM-C4278/

replaced with one I got in a deal last year...

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SUM-B64278/

yeah same brand...but cost twice as much...

So tomorrow I should be able to finish swapping out distributors and getting the timing set...the old balancer was probably 3 yrs old....