timing help!
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timing help!
alright in august, when i was done rebuilding the engine, and putting it all back together, i did the timing. i didnt really konw what i was doing, but i did it good enough to last nearly a year working fine.
well i checked it today, and it was at like 40 degrees or something. REALLY off. when i made it closer to the 10 degree mark, it got worse and worse. if i moved it the other way, it ran better, but if i go too far it starts missing.
i dont know what to do.
well i checked it today, and it was at like 40 degrees or something. REALLY off. when i made it closer to the 10 degree mark, it got worse and worse. if i moved it the other way, it ran better, but if i go too far it starts missing.
i dont know what to do.
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It could be that your harmonic balancer hub has slipped. You need to put #1 piston at TDC on the compression stroke and see if the timing marks line up. If it is way off, get a new harmonic balancer and reset the timing.
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Originally Posted by mikestrawn
It could be that your harmonic balancer hub has slipped. You need to put #1 piston at TDC on the compression stroke and see if the timing marks line up. If it is way off, get a new harmonic balancer and reset the timing.
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Originally Posted by quicklook2
you are just kidding, right?
nope. i had a hard time getting my 4 year old sister to let me borrow a pink crayon too.
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Originally Posted by mikestrawn
Whatever fella, you asked for help and you got the correct answer. Get your sister to help you swap the HB.
