84 4ksq Timing Belt Catastrophe...HELP!

[Kneale Brownson]

Pull the plugs to make turning the engine by hand easier.  I use a wooden
dowel in cylinder #1 to find TDC.  At top of travel, check for the "0" in
the window on the driver side of the bell housing.  It's difficult to see
unless someone has put white paint on it.   Then you should have the damper
locking tool to let you loosen the crank bolt.  Don't forget to put a
sealant on the bolts for the covers and idler pulley that go through the
oil pump housing, otherwise you'll be redoing the project to stop oil leaks.


At 03:46 PM 1/31/2005 -0500, gwbutler wrote:

>
>2. How do I know where TDC on #1 is (is this the "rocker arms have play on 
>that cylinder" on the head)...do I pull the plug and check to make sure #1 
>piston is "all the way up"...and then the crank cam over to # 1 on the 
>distributor, somehow lock the cam pulley, and put the new timing belt on? 
>
>I'll have to delve into the Bentley's for sure.  I just wanted to hear about 
>BTDT's first.  Also, I'll have to contact Blau to rent the tools, (although 
>I'd just as soon buy 'em (used) outright.  I was always afraid of this 
>happening.  Of course it had to happen in the middle of Winter.  Guess what 
>I'll be doing outside on Super Bowl weekend.  TIA
>
>Regards,
>
>George B.
>Massachusetts 
>
>
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