Chad Posted March 13, 2002 Report Share Posted March 13, 2002 Bring the motor to TDC, the cam pin should be at the very top or very bottom, rotate the crank till you get it to the top (12:00 o'clock position). If you are not getting the cam to 12:00 o'clock and the crank to TDC, your cam is off and you'll need to drop the cam gear and advance/retard the cam to get them ligned up. Be sure when you check the cam alignement that the chain is -tight- turning clockwise, there can be as much as 1 full tooth in slack so if you are not tight, you can get the cam off one tooth real easy. Never rotate the motor counter-clockwise. Now once you have the cam and crank ligned up, where is the distributor pointing? It should be at ~ 10:30. With the cap still on the distirbutor, mark on the distributor body exactly the center of the #1 plug lead, use a flat balde screwdriver/hammer and tap a mark that you'll be able to see with the cap off indicating the #1 position (some distributors have this mark from the factory). Now with the cam/crank still ligned up at TDC/12:00, rotate the distributor to the center of it's travel and make sure the rotor is pointing to the -center- of your mark. If it's off to one side or the other, your distributor is off one tooth, pull it out and re-incert till you get it right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drizzt Posted April 7, 2003 Report Share Posted April 7, 2003 How do I find tdc when the engine is all back together w/o taking anything apart? Drizzt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopDawg_43 Posted April 11, 2003 Report Share Posted April 11, 2003 How do I find tdc when the engine is all back together w/o taking anything apart? Drizzt Take the number one spark plug out, have someone put there finger over the hole as you turn the motor. You'll hear the pressure build and push who's ever finger out of the hole. Then look down at the crank pulley to see when the notoch lines up with the timing mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionbull Posted April 12, 2005 Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 Chad when you say ~10:30 you mean between 10 o clock and 11 o clock right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turborusty Posted April 12, 2005 Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 Chad when you say ~10:30 you mean between 10 o clock and 11 o clock right? Is that AM or PM? Could make a difference depending on when you start drinking. ;D Turborusty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionbull Posted April 12, 2005 Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 very funny ;D but i meant on the distributer for those who thought it was PM (at night) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turborusty Posted April 12, 2005 Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 Yes, he means between 10 and 11 on the face of a clock. at a 45* angle up and to the left if you are looking directly at the top of the rotor. Turborusty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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