Re: Timing belt advance one tooth - impressions.

[ikessel@worldnet.att.net]

Phil Payne wrote:

> However, it's pretty easy to check.  The flywheel mark corresponds to
> TDC on cylinder #1.  Just whip out the plug, drop a stick down the hole,
> and move the flywheel around either side of the mark.  If you get a
> friend to sight over the top of the stick at a distant target, you'll
> be _AMAZED_ at how sensitive the technique is.  With practice, you can
> get the flywheel mark +/- 5mm - enough to verify that it's roughly
> correct.

Yep, I do the same thing with a _really_ long thin screwdriver. Just
make sure it does not jam on you coz the piston travels at an angle to
the true vertical.

> And if it's roughly correct, odds are it's _exactly_ correct.

Yes. The timing belt is descrete with a step of 1 tooth so to make a one
tooth error one has to be off by 8° - this is very easy to spot.

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Igor Kessel
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