timing marks on JT engine

[JShadzi at aol.com]

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There are 3 marks you are concerned with 1) use the flywheel for TDC of the
crank, the front crank pulley is NOT reliable as its position shifts, do not
use it 2) the cam sprocket, if you can't find a suitable mark on the pulley,
it may be backwards, but that would greatly offcenter the pulley and the
timing belt may not even stay on it, all you need to ensure is that both #1
cam lobes are facing up, and that both intake and exh valves [for #1] are
completely closed.  Sometimes I use a caliper and measure the tip of the cam
lobe down to the cylinder head to ensure that both lobes are equidistant from
the head.  Also, you can use a screw driver in the #1 spark plug hole to
measure the top position of the piston.  3) the ignition rotor lines up with
a mark in the distributor housing.  If you don't get this right, the car will
never start, and no cranking and turning the dist. to try to get it "in
range", just get all your setting correct, and things will go very smoothly.

HTH,
Javad

In a message dated 5/11/2002 9:49:37 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
snufy58 at yahoo.com writes:


> Hello all. Need some advice please. Pulled the engine
> of of my Syncro today. I'm doing the clutch, timing
> belt, oil sump gaskets, etc., etc. Here's the thing.
> My buddy and I decided to make sure to line up the
> timing marks before removing the old belt. The mark
> that is supposed to be on the back side of the cam
> sprocket (according to Bentley) is not there. There is
> a dot on the front side of the sprocket. But when it
> is placed where Bentley says, the flywheel mark, and
> front V-belt pulley mark don't line up where they are
> supposed to. Bentley says if engine is in car, align
> the TDC symbol on flywheel with lug cast onto clutch
> housing. Engine is out but with eyeball measurements
> using the mounting bolt holes, when that symbol is
> where it should be, the front V-belt pulley mark lines
> up with a different lug than the one specified in
> Bentley,  and the cam sprocket mark is no where near
> where it should be. This is causing much pulling of
> hair and gnashing of teeth to say the least.
> We were wondering if the cam sprocket might be on
> backwards. Mr. Fixit, which is the nicest name I can
> call the previous owner, told me the water pump and
> timing belt had been done by his mechanic. Judging by
> some of his other work we would not be suprised at
> anything anymore. The car ran suprisingly well for the
> last year and a half so we figure it's in time now.
> Any suggestions, hints, or words of encouragement? Or
> should we just put the new belt on and start from
> scratch?
> Thanks for any help and sorry this is so long.
> Greg Smith
> 86 QSW  "Sassy"    AKA the moneypit
>