Re: Re-installing motor (Help)

[Salvatore Guzzo <yu129742@yorku.ca>]

Do all of these methods work just when the motor is in the car.  I just
rebuilt the motor and it's still not in the car.  Does this matter?
Actually, is it easier for me to install the timing belt when I have just
rebuilt the motor.  

I quickly tried Mark's method but I noticed that by putting the rotor the
way he had said, the dot on the the intermediate pulley did not allign
itself as it shows in the Bentley.  Is that okay if it's not alligned.

Sal  


At 09:38 PM 11/9/98 -0800, you wrote:
>At 08:40 AM 11/9/1998 -0500, Mark A Peele wrote:
>>My damn Bentley fell short here too!
>
>
>My Haynes did, too...
>
>>If you have A/C, there probably is no notch in the crankshaft pully (this
>>was true on my '82).
>
>On my '81, also.
>
>>
>>You will have to use the distributor/flywheel/#1 piston at tdc method to
>>align the engine (can someone more eloquent elaborate?)
>
>Heh!  I don't know about the "eloquent" bit, but I just did it, so I'll
>try.  Here's what *I* did, with help from the list  (:->):
>
>(All the steps below need to be done with the timing belt off.)
>
>1.  Turn the cam pulley 'till the notch is even with the cylinder head,
>like it says in the manual;
>2.  Turn the intermediate shaft pulley until the distributor's rotor button
>points at the #1 plug;
>3.  Slowly, with much cursing and aggravation, turn the crank pulley until
>the timing mark is aligned 	with the pointer in the housing (visible with
>the plastic plug removed).
>
>That last little item will take more time, and require more cursing, than
>any of the others.  I'll be glad to send you a list of brand-new swear
>words I made up while doing mine, if it'll help any.
>
>4.  After it starts, get out some good beer and celebrate!  (Just don't
>drive.)
>
>
>Carlye Fitzgerald (Carlee)
>
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