I wanted to post this here so the slant guys see it

pishta said

That rubber ring has shifted, its only 'on' by old ozone cracked bonded rubber, not the most permanent stuff. I used a piston stop to find TDC and basically threw the timing tab out with the dishwater. It was off by about 1/2 inch. Remark tab, or balancer. Best place to mark it would be the balancer hub, a nice bright white line pointing to the original tab TDC, damn the ring mark!

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Please bare with me. I am sorry. So try and figure out how to find tdc.
Then mark a new white mark on the pulley to where TDC is "now", and then adjust it slightly. I have a dial on my timing light.
Could this be why I cannot get the car to quit sputtering, and running rough?
Once you hit it hard, it does take off, and run pretty well. You mostly notice it while at idle, and reving it up under the hood, and watching the engine.