ouch!! been there........
sorry ta hear that Keith
Rob Means
"be good,if not,be good at it
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From: "Keith Cooper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 8:10 AM
Subject: Re: [Chevelle-List] Finding #1 TDC
> Sorry about my spelling but my right hand middle finger is injured. I was
> holding the starter with my left hand while on my back about 2 feet in the
> air when I dropped in on my right hand middle finger on Sunday. This put a
> week delay on completing the motor swap. Serious injury.
> Keith
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Keith Cooper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 10:41 AM
> Subject: Re: [Chevelle-List] Finding #1 TDC
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>
> > I glad to see someone state the correct method of finding TDC. You must
> > rotate in both directions as stated. This is the true method. This
> accounts
> > for an play. Thanks.
> > Keith
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> > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 10:25 AM
> > Subject: [Chevelle-List] Finding #1 TDC
> >
> >
> > > Buy or make a piston stop and screw it into the #1 plug
> > > hole. Rotate the crankshaft CW until the stop contacts
> > > the piston. Mark the position of the damper timing mark
> > > on the block. Now rotate the crank CCW until the stop
> > > hits the piston and again mark the position of the
> > > timing mark. The halfway point between the 2 marked
> > > points will show you where TDC is, and if it's not the 0-
> > > degree mark on the timing tab you know that either the
> > > tab and damper are mismatched or the damper's outer ring
> > > has slipped.
> > >
> > > You can do this on either the compression stroke or the
> > > exhaust stroke as long as you remember which one you
> > > were on when it comes time to installing the distributor.
> > >
> > > Brad
> > >
> > > > OK: What is the best way to determine TDC for Cylinder 1 if the
> > distributor
> > > > was pulled prior to marking or if you are putting in a new one? Do
> you
> > pull
> > > > the head and manually crank it?
> > > >
> > > > Tony Gray
> > >
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