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Originally Posted by Michael_Velling
i ordered new timing gears from Mikes. 1 for the crankshaft and 1 for the camshaft. I aligned them correct (point to point) and completed the engine. When i put in the timing pin it will rest in the dimple - but this is not TDC on Piston 1. Is that correct? Is the timing gear from Mikes correct?
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When you say "is the timing gear correct," think about what the timing gear is. It's a gear with a certain diameter and number of teeth, and somewhere on there is a dimple. There isn't a "correct tooth" to put the dimple under. All the teeth are the same. The alignment with TDC works because the crank gear is keyed, there's a dot on the crank gear, you match it to the dot on the timing gear. Then you crank it around and, at TDC, the dot should line up with the hole on the timing cover. If that's not happening for you, then most likely there's an error in the assembly somewhere.
- Did it work before you replaced the gears?
- How far off TDC is it?