Subject: Re: Valve Adjust Question
Author: Pete
Date: Jul 29, 2002, 6:36 PM
Post ID: 1710695438
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In a message dated 07/27/2002 11:46:12 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
ianad-@linkamerica.net writes:
| What I do is use my T-handled allen wrench to guage when the piston is TDC. Just slide it in the spark plug hole (being sure you don't get it at an angle and jam it in there DUH!) and turn the timing nut with a big wrench back and forth till you get to TDC. |
I read a tip where a plastic drinking straw is put in the plug hole and you
watch as it comes up to TDC as you otate the crank. no chance to scratch any
metal
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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 07/27/2002 11:46:12 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ianad-@linkamerica.net writes:
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<BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">What I do is use my T-handled allen wrench to guage when the piston is TDC.
<BR>Just slide it in the spark plug hole (being sure you don't get it at an
<BR>angle and jam it in there DUH!) and turn the timing nut with a big wrench
<BR>back and forth till you get to TDC.
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<BR>I read a tip where a plastic drinking straw is put in the plug hole and you watch as it comes up to TDC as you otate the crank. no chance to scratch any metal</FONT>
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