Richard, Remember that the rocker is on the underside of the cam,so the lobes should be pointing up.
Richard Clough wrote: > Lobes should be pointing downwards for TDC on the firing stroke. If they > are pointing upwards you have valves > open, therefore its not on the firing stroke. > . ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Andrews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, 30 March 2002 11:17 AM > Subject: Re: L24 troubles. Please help > > > Ahhh the joys. > > > > Steve, Yes #1 was at TDC with the lobes both pointing upwards (ie > > compression) and the distributer was pointed to spark number 1 so i > > assumed that this was where its sposed to be. > > > > Terry, I had a look through the cam sprocket and saw that the two marks > > you described lined up perfectly with number 1 at TDC compression. I have > > since pulled the head off and have found two very light scrapes from > > exhaust valves on pistons 4 and 5 but none anywhere else. This fits with > > the noise that I hear as it only seems to come from that area.. ie is not > > uniform across all cylinders. > > Now given that the two timing marks you mentioned DO align up correctly... > > and that I am fairly confident the chain didn't slip a crank sprocket > > tooth. What on earth would cause it to knock valves (only lightly i > > hope/think) only on #4 and #5 ?!. Beats me. > > Oh and while i'm hear is there anyway, short of paying someone money, to > > be more confident that exhaust valves are not totally bent with the head > > off?. Sit it upside down and pour some water in there? And come back in > > the morning and see if its drained through?. I dunno. > > Any help much appreciated, > > Happy Easter and as Telstra have changed all their broadcast stations > > names to: "Drive Safe". > > > > Dave > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< > > > > On 3/29/02, 7:09:57 PM, Steve Lamb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > > regarding Re: L24 troubles. Please help: > > > > > > > >distributer were in the position to fire number 1. I assumed that this > > > >was TDC on the compression stroke. I then white-outed marks to match > the > > > > > This may have been your mistake. Did you check that #1 piston was at > > > TDC on the compression stroke before removing the head ?? > > > > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
