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Old Aug 6, 2012 | 09:18 PM
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i finally got the timing chain off and switched to the 0 setting on the crank gear. i gotta pick up a new timing cover gasket and then ill put it all together and fire try to fire it. ill let guys know how it goes thanks everybody for all the help the 3 key was has me really confused
 
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Old Aug 6, 2012 | 11:08 PM
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i finally got the timing chain off and switched to the 0 setting on the crank gear. i gotta pick up a new timing cover gasket and then ill put it all together and fire try to fire it. ill let guys know how it goes thanks everybody for all the help the 3 key was has me really confused

Great! Let us know what's up just as soon as you get it back together.
 
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Old Aug 8, 2012 | 06:36 PM
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Beck yeah its alive fired up and broke the cam in
 
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Old Aug 8, 2012 | 06:56 PM
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Beck yeah its alive fired up and broke the cam in

GREAT! What did you see, what did you change, what did you do?

Tell us so that it may help someone else in the future.

Congrats!
 
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Old Aug 8, 2012 | 07:13 PM
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My timing was way to retarded I had to pull off the crank sprocket and move it from the square position to the straight up 0
 
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Old Aug 8, 2012 | 07:51 PM
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Good deal then. Glad we got it figured out.
 
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Old Aug 8, 2012 | 08:54 PM
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thanks for all the help trucks been off the road for 4 monts finally nice to hear it run
 
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Old Aug 9, 2012 | 07:25 AM
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So 4 deg retarded caused a no start? That doesn't sound right.
 
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all i can tell u is i took the timing cover off and all i did was move the crank gear from the square to the zero. it wouldnt run before and as soon as i switched it it fired rate up and runs good now
 
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