freegdr

Moving pin hole also moves timing mark thus putting cam timing 180 degrees of

dave1123

The camshaft centerline, both timing marks, and the crankshaft centerline should form a straight line. Both timing marks should be directly opposite each other. What you found was TDC on the exhaust stroke. Turn the crankshaft another complete turn and the timing marks should line up properly. You may be one tooth off which will let it run, but not well.

If the distributor rotor is pointing 180 out, pull it, turn it 180, and put in back in. On engines that have a gear on the bottom of the distributor, I've actually put the bare cap on it, called where the rotor was pointing #1, and installed the wires in the proper firing order. But those were Chevys!

freegdr

Hes worried about the dowel sticking out of cam snaft tha gear sits on not being at 2 oclock his is at eight whe marks are faceing each other .

Willys55

did that a few times myself...LOL

freegdr

Line timing marks up this way.....

freegdr

Then you count links this way

Willys55

HappyPappy, you said the original owner put this engine together? Do you have any pictures of your timing set? Did original owner give you a list of what was replaced in this engine?

Willys55

nice pictures Freegdr.........for all we know, happypappy is suffering with a case of over thinking the process

dave1123

Well, I don't understand this 15 chain pin thing. My Haynes book covers 93-04 and it shows the timing marks pointing at each other. The ONLY time in my history that chain links came into the picture was on a 57 Ford Y-block 292 V8.

Willys55

I must agree, there is no bloody reason to count the links....you could not alter that count even if it mattered. Line up the marks, set the dist to number one and be done.

freegdr

Seeing how dist is non adjustable like most other vechicles now adays its just a double check to confirm its installed correctly being one tooth off nowadays is a big deal unlike the older cars ....

dave1123

Oh! I get it! After you install the chain set, you turn the engine and count the links to see if you did it right. Dumb, but I get it. Then you have to turn the engine around some more to re-align the marks to put the distributor in.

Why are things so complicated today. I remember putting parts from several used motors together and drag racing it. Again, that was a Chevy small block.

freegdr

No re-alignment turn to tdc compression stroke tdc stick dist in tdc compression has no relationship to timing chain alingment marks

dave1123

Whatever.

freegdr

Knowledge hurts this early .