You should also be able to check that the timing mark on the crank pulley is
lined up with the "0" on the timing mark plate. Also, to be triple sure, you
gotta check with the rocker cover off that the valves of cylinder 1 are both
closed otherwise you might find TDC on piston 3 instead of 1 & then you will
have the timing out by 180 degrees. That'll be a bugger to get started won't
it?!?
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Sent: Friday, July 07, 2000 3:29 AM
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Subject: Re: TDC on an L16?
thanks errol, but is this accurate enough? What if the shaft is put in one
tooth too far in either direction....is it the end of the world as we know
it? Will the TDC monster be after my ass, or doesn't it matter too much. I
guess I should be able to get it accurate with this method though hey.
thanks
chris
>From: "Errol Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: TDC on an L16?
>Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2000 07:16:20 +1000
>
>Chris,
>Remove number one spark plug and put a length of wire into the hole. While
>turning the engine over by hand slowly and holding the wire in position you
>will feel the wire contact the top of the piston. When the piston comes to
>the highest point of travel that is top dead centre.
>Cheers
>Feral Errol
>
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>From: Chris Halpin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: TDC on an L16?
>Date: Thursday, July 06, 2000 2:56
>
>hello people, I have a problem deciding which way to put my spindle into
>the
>L16 timing case. I am about to put the engine in, and the last thing to do
>
>is to put the oil pump on, which obviously can't be done without putting
>the
>spindle in first. The head is on the block already, and the sump is also
>attatched, so how do I know when it's at TDC? I know that the larger lobe
>on the drive spindle is supposed to point toward the pasanger at TDC, but
>without a crank pully (harmonic balancer or whatever you like to call it)
>or
>a little plate showing the degrees, how do I know where this TDC is? Are
>the L18 and L16 crank wheels exactly the same (interchangable?) and also
>can
>the degree pointer from the L18 be mounted on the L16 showing correct
>degrees?
>Also, in the datsun workshop manual, it shows the pully having numerous
>marks (5 degree increments from TDC) and one pointer on the timing block,
>where the L18 I have (the parts I wish to transfer to the L16) has one mark
>
>on the wheel, and numerous numbers on the pointer plate. Maybe my engine
>doesn't have a TDC!!
>Any insight would be very helpful....thanks
>chris
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