Re: {FORGED?} Re: Finding TDC with a dowel
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Re: {FORGED?} Re: Finding TDC with a dowel



A: Actually, timing marks can lie! But only in certain circumstances. If you 
have a harmonic balancer with a loose/oily rubber between the inner and 
outer rings, and the fan belts drive off the outer ring, there is a high 
liklihood of the ring slipping (usually a short time before it fails 
altogether!) On balancers that are solid and not 1 piece, the woodruff key 
that is supposed to keep them in place can be sheared through a number of 
unfortunate circumstances (loose crank bolt and the motor or belt driven 
accessories coming to a sudden halt is one way!)


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Subject: {FORGED?} Re: Finding TDC with a dowel
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On November 30, 2004 Brian Hagen wrote:

> I think you misread my post.
>
> If i have the engine set at TDC according to the timing mark, and the 
> rotor
> is set at #1 cylinder.. it wont run. Only by turning the distributor so 
> far
> counterclockwise that its actually PAST #4 does the engine run.  That 
> tells
> me the TDC according to the timing mark is wrong.
>
> Get it?
>
>
> .
Timeing marks don't lie unless the engine has a sloppy timeing chain and has 
jumped time. Bump it back clockwise a tooth or two and see if that will make 
the engine run. I can only sense your frustration and hope you find the 
problem.

"Doc" 




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