Buying/making test prop.

[Fab1]

Hi guys,i need a test prop(Wheel)to check/set timing.I know you can drive the boat hanging off the back with the timing light,but would like to have the convenience of doing it at home in a drum.

Can they be bought maybe from a dealer or be made?I suspect if you can buy them from a dealer they don't come cheap and probably not worth the investment.

My timing is set with linkages for both the timing advance at full throttle and the retarded timing at idle.

In theory once these linkages are set correct my timing should be spot on and in my case 2deg+ or - atdc and 25deg + or - btdc.

But i want to still check it with the timing light as i like to do things properly.

Ill ring dealers tomorrow and make sure im sitting down when they give me a price if they sell them.

Any ideas what to do?Just set linkages as per service manual specs and be done with it?Or buy/make test prop and check properly?

 

 

Cheers.

[Fab1]

All sorted everyone.Thanks for all the replies.?.Hopefully someone is out there catching fish.

Cheers.

[zmk1962]

Hahaha. Sorry mate. No fishin just workin!

Also.  In my case my test prop is the actual prop in my mechanics 8m3 water tank. With land cruiser attached and handbrake on!!!

cheers Z

[GoingFishing]

Sorry Fab, if everyone else was like me reading this post this was wayyy above our head in technical terms ?