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    Posted: Oct/02/2010 at 8:12pm
The timing cover on my Eagle has a socket for a magnetic timing probe. I haven't found much on the net regarding this and was curious if anyone had any info about it. Is it more accurate than a light? Where do you find a tool to check it that way? I was also wondering if someone could use it with the right probe/sensor to give a signal to an aftermarket ECU like Megasquirt? 
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It's not something you buy at Sears or is more or less accurate - it's part of higher-end diagnostics tools - Sun scopes, etc..
It's not more accurate than a light, just means that your Sun scope displays the timing digitally on a screen or print-out rather than you looking at it.
 
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Wasn't timing hole used by the factory to set initial timing on the engines before they went to the assembly line?   Joe
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Ive wondered about them too....how does the magnetic effect take place on just a cast damper?   Does it sense the slot (timing groove) in the damper because im sure there isnt a magnet anywhere.  I agree, go buy a dialback timing light and hope you can still find one made in New Mexico (the US).
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