Terry just sent a good post regarding this. Pretty much just ensure that the small V in the sprocket is not to the left(?) of the timing mark. See Terry's post to confirm this. I believe 1 is factory, mine is on 2 currently.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< On 8/1/02, 1:08:44 AM, "Ryan Ottens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote regarding refitting timing chain problem: > david, > not long ago i did a head change too and the fricken tensioner popped > out.bit of a headf*ck of a job but yeh, the owners manual said the 3 cam > sproket holes, one was for factory settings and one was if the chain had > stretched to use that one. would it make much difference which whole you > used. cos that was one of the only things i couldnt remember what it was on > b4 i took it off hehe. > would an hole be restrictive to the others? > ryan. > >From: David Andrews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Re: refitting timing chain problem > >Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 10:14:52 GMT > > > >Before you do, make sure you try all three spots on the cam sprocket. > >You should see three holes in (marked accordingly) which can fit onto the > >end of the camshaft. These different holes provide for small changes in > >chain length. This method worked on my L24 (6cyl). Guess it may be worth > >a shot? > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< > > > >On 7/31/02, 7:28:54 PM, "Robbie Vidler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > >regarding Re: refitting timing chain problem: > > > > > > > i'll give it a go tommorrow thanks... > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Ben" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 12:01 PM > > > Subject: Re: refitting timing chain problem > > > > > > > > the tensioner on the timing chain has come out.....you will have to > >pull > > > the > > > > timing cover off and push it back into place > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Robbie Vidler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 12:59 AM > > > > Subject: refitting timing chain problem > > > > > > > > > > > > > i am in the process of putting on an A87 head onto an l20B. i marked > > > where > > > > > everytyhing was meant to go and where the chain lined up and all > >that > > > > crap, > > > > > but now* that i have tried to put the chain and cog thing back onto > >the > > > > cam. > > > > > > > > > > it is as though the chain isn't long enough, to double check things > >by > > > > > trying to line up the old head and that did not make it either. i > > > thought > > > > > the chain might be jammed a little and tried to free it up some more > >but > > > > it > > > > > is still 1/2 a cm to short... > > > > > > > > > > what am i doing wrong? > > > > > > > > > > thanks > > > > > > > > > > robbie > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Join the world�s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. > http://www.hotmail.com --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]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
