[TR] TR3 cam timing

Randall TR3driver at ca.rr.com
Fri Nov 7 22:37:26 MST 2014


> there are lots of instructions 
> out there on the web and most any if them should be adequate, 

Except that the TR3 motor (or more specifically it's camshaft) has a special property that makes it much easier to set or check
valve timing without the use of a degree wheel or dial indicator.  You can go through all that stuff with checking lift and so on if
you want; but I find the method given in the workshop manual to be a lot easier.  Plus, it only requires a set of feeler gauges and
some way to accurately find TDC.  If you have the cam cover and front pulley installed, the factory TDC mark will do.  If not, use a
piston stop and pencil marks on the flywheel (or similar).

And of course everything you read on the Internet is true.

Randall


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