On 6 Jan 1999 LARRY.SNYDER@monsanto.com wrote:
> Once the timing gears are covered, no one can see where the timing
> mark on the cam sprocket is anyway, and we always find TDC on the
> compression stroke by observing the behavior of the valves, so if the
> timing mark on the cam sprocket is 180 off, how can it matter?
It won't matter, but the distributor will either have to be turned 180
degress to compensate, or you'll have to plug the spark plug
high-tension wires in differently.
Either way, it's probably going to cause a headache for whoever has to
work on the car next; I suggest ensuring that everything is "as expected".
I'd guess that to make it "correct", temporarily install the distributor
and make sure that it's pointing the right direction when #1 cylinder is
about to fire. Haynes manual *should* describe this procedure.
-Malcolm
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