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Re: John Roberts is right Posted by CMyles [Email]  (#1126) [Profile/Gallery]
(more from CMyles) on Sat, 24 Dec 2005 14:44:00
In Reply to: John Roberts is right, tweetiedancer, Sat, 24 Dec 2005 08:43:27 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
Joe, good stuff from tweeetiedancer but when you go to turn your engine to check the cam timing try this; raise the passenger front wheel a little, put the car in gear and roll the engine by rolling the wheel. Of course roll the wheel so that the engine turns as if it was running. That loads the timing chain properly. Increasing or decreasing the number of chain links between the 2 cam sprockets creates a very subtle change in the indicated positioning of the sprockets and is a very common problem to find. Personnally I don't trust the mark on the black plastic flywheel shroud for cam timing. I remove the shroud and align the flywheel mark with the mark on the engine. NEVER EVER turn the engine by turning a cam!!! The cam sprocket is keyed to the cam with one single "tooth" and I have seen those shear off as a result. Rolling the crank and everything else is just more load than that tooth is good for and guess what happens when that tooth shears off! In fact if you find that one of your cams is radically off, back off the sprocket fixing bolt and check the tooth. If it's sheared and diplaced get ready to pull your (cylinder) head off and fix the bent valves. Good luck.
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