And what about these timing marks? When I got the engine to TDC on #1, I looked at the front of the crank pulley. The divot on the pulley was in about the 12:30 position (looking straight at the crank pulley) and the pin coming out from the front cover is at about 2:30. Does this mean anything? What exactly is the purpose of the divot and the pin? I believe you folks could really help me in this last 15% or so to get this thing running again.
And for those of you keeping score, this '48 had a mag, but is getting an electronic ignition.
In other news, I'm pleased that it looks like the generator belt will be the right length to also work on the alternator. Also, I'm conducting an experiment to see how the valve cover gasket will function as a radiator gasket (on accident

