HI Bob,
Your method will work fine as long as someone did not move the
plug wires around to get the engine in time; instead of doing it
correctly. Have seen a few people do this; myself included.........
John F.
>
> It actually works better than you think and I did say put your finger
> in the hole just to block the spark plug hole. Excuse me, I should
> have said to cover the spark plug hole. You can get the timing
> marks lined up close with this method. You can usually get within
> a quarter of a revolution of the appropriate timing mark and then
> get it all lined up by hand. If the timing chain has jumped a tooth
> or 2 the rotor will not be pointing at #1 cylinder's spark plug wire
> in the cap. Thus you should be able to tell roughly, not pin point
> accurately, that the timing chain is not lined up.
> This can be done without taking the valve cover off as the person had
> asked in the first place. It just happens to be a relatively quick way to
> get a rough estimate.
>
> I hope this clears up your confusion.
> Bob
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