Terry,
Let me double check my service manual. I believe there are (3) other marks
cut into the harmonic balancer besides the one for TDC. If I remember
correctly, you can just rotate the crank and line these four marks up for
TDC on each cylinder. Let me double check and get back to you.
I cheated when I did mine. I had the intake off and just looked at when the
lifters were sitting on the base of the cam.
What I was referring to in my earlier email was in setting the distributor
for the fuel synchronization. I had my distributor out when I replaced my
cam. When reinstalling it, I didn't get it aligned properly so the 'ol Dak
would not quite start. The distributor doesn't adjust the timing anymore.
It only syncs' up the fuel injection with the coil firing. All timing is
taken care of now through the PCM. Hope this helps a little. Let me know
if this helped or just confused you more. :'B
Rich
-----Original Message-----
From: Terry Herrin [mailto:therrin@isaac.net]
Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2000 7:01 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: RE: Re: Now tight is too tight?
"Wisotzkey, Rich" <Rich.Wisotzkey@gd-wts.com> wrote:
>distributor last night and discovered I misinterpreted setting the #1
>cylinder. I used the square standoff on the distributor housing, when I
>should have been using the detent on the pickup disc. Once corrected, it
Rich,
I'm going to be installing 1.7 rollers in the next week or two. The
MP valve covers arrived today. Could you explain in more detail what
you are referring to here? I understand rotating the engine 90
degrees for each successive cylinder in firing order, but I want to be
sure I start at number 1 top dead center. Any help you can provide
would be appreciated.
Terry Herrin
99 FR CC R/T
14.769 @ 91.43
Wilmington, NC
http://users.isaac.net/therrin/dakota.html
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