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Old 12-08-2016, 12:58 PM   #101
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Hey Kevin, the way I understand it is the dimple in the cam gear is for both crank/cam gear alignment and ignition timing. Assemble with crank and cam gear timing marks, then turn engine to align the cam dimple with the pin to set ignition timing.
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Old 12-08-2016, 12:59 PM   #102
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actually the one dimple on the timing gear is used for both functions.

look at the pix that have been posted

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Old 12-08-2016, 03:40 PM   #103
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Hey Kevin, the way I understand it is the dimple in the cam gear is for both crank/cam gear alignment and ignition timing. Assemble with crank and cam gear timing marks, then turn engine to align the cam dimple with the pin to set ignition timing.
just like post #53,eh
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Old 12-08-2016, 10:57 PM   #104
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OFTEN, my post will KILL a THREAD!----- I'll try AGAIN.
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Old 12-09-2016, 05:39 PM   #105
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Removal of the pulley and slinger went A-OK. After cleaning of the gear a very faint "O" timing mark appeared on the crank gear!! Right where it's supposed to be. Light shinning from an oblique angle makes it stand out much more so than looking at it from straight on.
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Old 12-09-2016, 05:44 PM   #106
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Did you have to take the crank gear off or was the mark on the side showing?
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Old 12-09-2016, 05:47 PM   #107
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Did you have to take the crank gear off or was the mark on the side showing?
It's all on the front where it should be, so it's mounted correctly.

Guess I'm going to have to get friends with better eyes...
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Old 12-09-2016, 05:48 PM   #108
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shouldn't miss this one!
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What a boring end to this saga. I was hoping for two more mysteries and 4 more pages.
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Old 12-09-2016, 05:52 PM   #110
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That marked tooth and keyway look much better. I think your confidence should be pretty high that it's right now.
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Old 12-09-2016, 06:09 PM   #111
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That marked tooth and keyway look much better. I think your confidence should be pretty high that it's right now.
Yea, I was 99.9% sure it was correct, now I'm 100.9% sure.
Just goes to show, I should've taken that apart and cleaned, hopefully I would've seen the proper timing mark.
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Wow. What a thread. It turned out all right, and lots of good info and analysis here.
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