> >A better way is to make a fixture that projects a set amount into the
> >cylinder and that is immovable so that when contacted by the piston it will
> >not move. Intall the fixture in cylinder #1. Rotate the crank pulley in one
> >direction GENTLY until it stops when the piston encounters the fixture.
> >Make a mark on the crank pulley opposite the timing pointer. Rotate the
> >crankshaft in the opposite direction until the piston again encounters the
> >fixture and stops. Make another mark on the pulley opposite the pointer.
> >TDC is exactly halfway between the two marks that you have made; measure
> >and file a permanent mark in the pulley.
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> Now, i just have to line up a willing and patient helper....
> Jerry Murphy
Jerry,
Keep us in the loop and tell us how far off the "simple/sloppy" TDC was
from the "elegant/accruate" TDC.
Geo.
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