1968 Dodge D200 with a 318 from who knows where
"2502"0444 ... 10k day calendar says June 3, 1968.
The tag inside and behind the drivers door has the last 8 digits as 28144362. Until now, when I really need to understand what it is I am working with, I never really cared where the timing marks were. As long as I could start it and get it warmed up, I always set the timing based on best vacuum anyways. FWIW, over the years, once the timing was set, it was never where the books said it should be, which I believe was 5 before TDC. This truck has an Edelbrock manifold and an Edelbrock 650 carb with no smog pumps or components.
I'm not a gear head and honestly, I don't understand or know if those facts would make it impossible to set the timing to the books numbers. The truck always ran well and had power so I drove it.
I'd really just like to find out what it is I have under the hood. I'm starting to believe that it really is, the almost 60 years of back yard mechanican and that I may never find out what's under the hood. Thanks