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Re: Moment of Truth



Bill,

You aint been paying attention. :) I bought $350.00 worth of air 
compressor, tank and tools. That's how I got the crank pulley off.

Folks are also saying I could be 180 degrees off because #1 piston is 
TDC 2X for every one revolution of the distributor.

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "content22207" <brobertson@xxxx> 
wrote:
> Pigeon Forge is a year away...
> 
> One tooth makes all the difference in the world. Translates into a 
LOT
> of rotor travel (how many teeth are on the worm gear? Divide 360 by
> that and you'll see what you're up against). Despite my best 
efforts,
> got mine one off (removed to better access heater core take off). 
Seem
> to remember something interfering with far swing in direction I 
needed
> to go. Pulled upper air assembly off AGAIN (by that time was getting
> real good) and reinstalled one tooth over. Success.
> 
> You can diagnose with timing light as you rotate engine with starter
> motor only. Slow, but it does work. Either jump the solenoid, or 
con a
> willing family member into turning the key.
> 
> You did re-index TDC cylinder #1... (stock PRV has two marks on 
crank
> pully so it doesn't matter which stroke you were on).
> 
> BTW: How did you finally remove crank pully? I've got to replace 
seal
> in timing case cover so mine's coming off too.
> 
> Bill Robertson
> #5939
> 
> >--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "cruznmd" <racuti1@xxxx> wrote:
> > Ok kids, here's what's happening:
> > 
> > I bought a big honkin' Optima battery. I discovered my grounds 
and 
> > battery connections were dirty so I cleaned them up. That got the 
> > starter to engage. Hooked up the alternator belt and the little 
wire 
> > for the "discharge" light on the dash. Oil, coolant, etc.
> > 
> > By now, it was getting dark, so I didn't fool with it for long.
> > 
> > The engine squeaks. It's -bone dry-. I did my best to get the 
timing 
> > as close as I could, but the car didn't start. It tried once or 
> > twice. I had a helper crank the engine, and I felt it puff a 
feeble 
> > sort of back fire a couple of times.
> > 
> > I think it's the timing. I feel very confident that I set the 
chains, 
> > pistons, and valves correctly. I rotated the engine by hand, and 
> > nothing was interfering. The distributor though...
> > 
> > Here's what I did: Set piston 1 at TDC. Then I set the rotor in 
the 
> > distributor in line with electrode #1 in distro cap. I then 
installed 
> > the distributor and put the cap on, making sure they were still 
in 
> > line.
> > 
> > Hm...TDC? It's supposed to be 13 degrees -before- TDC, right? Am 
I an 
> > entire gear tooth off, or can I adjust 13 degrees with the swing 
in 
> > the distributor?
> > 
> > The really good news? The engine isn't pukeing any fluids. 
> > 
> > Come on guys, I'm close. Help me out, I want to go to Pigeon 
Forge!
> > 
> > Rich
> > #5335






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