Cam 180* out
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Cam 180* out
So I put a camshaft in not long ago, and never could get my engine right. It actually ran very well but someting was not right. So today I decided to degree my cam shaft. I tore the front apart and got to my timing chain, and there it was, the camshaft TDC marker was up on top (towards the intake) and the crank pully was TDC. Any ever heard of an engine running like this?
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We were trying to tell you to crank the engine over 1 turn with the timing gears and chain still installed. Crank will turn 1 complete revolution and cam will turn 1/2 a revolution. Marks will then line up
Did you take the timing chain off and turn the cam?
Did you take the timing chain off and turn the cam?
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In SIMPLE terms the crank turns 2 times every time the cam turns one time..... Originally you just needed to turn the crank ONE more turn and the cam would have turned half a turn and "WOULD have been lined up....
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Yeah I took the chain off and turned lined them back up. I understand what you are saying about turning one more time though. I just did'nt think about that before hand.
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It won't make a difference, except that your plug wires will need to be swapped around the distributor cap 180 degrees 
Unless, of course, the marks weren't exactly aligned last time...
Unless, of course, the marks weren't exactly aligned last time...
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