Ok...one more time.
Take a Wine Cork and shave the tip to fit snuggly into the plug hole. Turn
the engine over (hand or remote starter) until the cork pops out. That's
TDC within a few degrees but is plenty to adjust rocker arms.
- Bernd
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Gregg Omo
Sent: Sunday, April 23, 2000 3:28 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: Re: Re: Rocker install question
isn't there some kinda whistle thing that goes in the
spark plug hole that helps with finding TDC?
thought I saw something like this before.
Gregg
92 V6 CC
--- Shari & Marty <msdng@netzero.net> wrote:
> It may help to take the spark plugs out also...
> Kuk
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <RAS002@worldnet.att.net>
> To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> Cc: <therrin@isaac.net>
> Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2000 10:12 PM
> Subject: DML: Re: Rocker install question
>
>
> > On Fri, 21 Apr 2000 20:01:59 -0400 (EDT), you
> wrote:
> >
> > >Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2000 13:33:50 -0400
> > >From: Terry Herrin <therrin@isaac.net>
> > >Subject: DML: Rocker install question
> > >
> > >I'm ready to start turning the engine over in
> order to position cyl. 1
> > >at TDC. I can't get to the crank pulley unless I
> either pull the fan
> > >or remove the shroud underneath. What have
> others here done in this
> > >situation? I'm thinking fan removal might be the
> better way to go, so
> > >I can turn the crank from the top?
> > >
> > >Terry Herrin
> > >99 FR CC R/T
> > >14.769 @ 91.43
> > >Wilmington, NC
> > >http://users.isaac.net/therrin/dakota.html
> >
> > Hi Terry,
> >
> > I used a remote starter switch, about $6 from
> autozone, etc.
> >
> > Connect a remote starter switch - find the
> connector on the single
> > brown wire at the rear of/under the battery,
> disconnect it and attach
> > one lead to the end going to the starter. Connect
> the other end to the
> > ground lug on the breaker box next to the batt (it
> won't function unless
> > connected here).
> >
> > Bump over the engine until the intake valve
> "just" closes on the
> > cylinder you are working on. This will insure
> that both valves are
> > safely closed. Now it's OK to pull the stock
> rockers from this
> > cylinder, install your rockers, and adjust them.
> Repeat 7 more
> > times.
> > --
> > '98 Amethyst Dakota RC R/T '96 Black Impala SS
> > '96 S10 Project Truck (soon to be GN powered!)
> > '87 Buick Grand National '85 Silver Monte SS
> > - Port Neches,Texas
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