Timing the cam - what about the intermediate shaft tocrankshaft?

[sciroccos at earthlink.net (Jim R)]

Good point, Karl.

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Karl Krupke [mailto:kkrup62@hotmail.com]
>Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 12:09 PM
>To: sciroccos@earthlink.net; Eeffinger@conestogac.on.ca;
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>Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: RE: Timing the cam - what about the intermediate shaft
>tocrankshaft?
>
>
>Hi Ed,
>    The mark Jim's referring to is on the upper edge of the 
>disributor rim; 
>it's a narrow (pencil-line thickness) shallow slot slot cut radially.
>    If you remove the distributor cap, then the rotor, then the 
>plastic dust 
>cover (if there is one) you should see the slot on the distirbutor rim. I 
>think it's aligned generally towards the forward end of the engine 
>(passenger side of the car) maybe angled some, but not 100% sure 
>and haven't 
>got my car here to refer to. Don't confuse the #1 timing mark with 
>the wide 
>cutout for indexing the distributor cap, they're two different things.
>    Hope that clears it up.
>
>Karl
>