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Just when I thought I understood A timing...
I was about to button-up my engine project when I thought I'd take a look at how the timing pin mark in the cover and the timing alignment marks on the crank and cam gear equate to the position of the piston/valves. While the timing marks are aligned, the #1 piston is at TDC and the exhaust valve is wide open. Is this correct?
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With the timing pin engaged in the cam gear through the cover, the valves are closed and the piston is headed down the bore, considerably ATDC. I thought while the pin is engaged #1 is supposed to be at TDC?
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I though maybe I have a weird-o timing cover, but looks like pretty standard fare?
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In the red book, the pictures of the gears show the position of the crank gear key-way in a different place than my engine, which is correct?
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Any other engine I've worked on, while the timing marks were aligned, #1 piston was at TDC. Obviously that can't be the case on the A motor if TDC is supposed to happen with the cam timing pin moved way over to where the timing pin is located.
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Seems to me I've read here that there were some crank gears that were improperly marked.... Others will respond!
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I can not tell clearly from your pictures, however remember the crank makes 2 revolutions to 1 of the timing gear. Your crank might be 1 revolution off. What is the position of the number 4 piston and the valves for cylinder #4? 1 and 4 should be at TDC with the indent in the timing gear lined up for the pin however the exhaust valve for #4 should be open and all valves for #1 closed.
I think if you took the timing gear off, rotated the crank 1 full turn so your marks line up again I think you will be fine. Last edited by frank55a; 12-02-2016 at 10:21 PM. |
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Looks like the correct position for the mark is just right of the key-way...
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If you turn the motor till the valves are rocking on No 4, No 1 will be at TDC and ready to time it. It's easy to see when that happens since you have the head off. I bet the dimple in the timing gear lines up with the pin when you do that. That is, unless the crank is one turn off, in which case the dimple will be directly opposite the pin.
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The location of the timing indent in your pics is not where it will be when the timing pin is used for timing. Place the cover on loosely with a bolt or two, rotate the engine so the pin falls in place, then remove the cover and see if the valves are closed then and if the piston is at TDC. They will be, but do not take our word of it. Check it yourself.
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I think the crank gear is just marked in the incorrect spot, weird but just my luck...
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Henry liked to be different, so he timed the cam to the crank without caring where the ignition timing was at that time.
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Well, try it with the cam gear mark aligned to the crank gear on that tooth just to the right of the key way. Then fit the timing cover, insert the timing pin in the dimple and see where the #1 piston is and which way the distributor rotor points....
Then write a note for the next guy that rebuilds that engine!
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Here's a picture of a crank gear from Brattons, look at my picture. the timing mark on my gear is four teeth to the left of the key, on Brattons it's just to the right of the key
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'TDC is TDC, if I rotated the crank one turn, it would be right back in the same spot.'
The piston will be "back in the same spot" but the valves will not be in the same spot. See Vince above. Thanks Vince. Rotate it and view it visually and you will get it. The marks are fine, don't worry about them being in the wrong place. |
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Art your picture sucks. Remove the slinger and take a better one
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I think so too. On the following 3 pictures, check the position of the mark on the crank gear relative to the key. Here's Art's... Here's the red book... Here's a pic Tom posted on another thread... The red book and Tom show the crank gear timing mark about 1 tooth to the RIGHT of the key. Art's is about 3 teeth to the LEFT of the key.
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I actually checked this before I pulled the crank out, who-ever put the engine together before me aligned it the same way... which would only be natural I guess. The mark is very small, I'll make a bigger and better one where it's really supposed to go.
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Sounds to me like you have confused yourself with the two dimples in the timing gear. Barring you being super unlucky and having a gear that has been marked incorrectly, you can't go wrong. The crank gear AND the camshaft gear can only go on one way. It's only the relationship between the two that we have to get right.
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Good catch by Vince and Dick re the crank mark being off. I missed it. Where did it come from?
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With the Model A ignition timing as flexible as it is (you can move it where ever you want) I guess it really doesn't matter what method Ford used to time the cam.
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I agree with those saying the mark on the crank gear is off by 4 teeth. Art, your kind of luck is very familiar to me.
I also agree with marking the correct tooth on the crank gear (go 4 teeth clockwise) and meshing them again. I think you'll find things are right then.
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Actually he needs to move over 3 teeth.
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I still cant see the pic good on my ipad. Blaaah
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Thanks for everyone's input, I know what I need to do now.
Mitch... get a bigger screen. 8^) The mark looks like a punch mark and is hard to see in the picture. |
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Well the boys got it figured out pretty quickly:::: its a good thing you decided to double check things or this could have been our december saga
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Yeh, He did the right thing checking everything as he went. ASSUME NOTHING!
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I've never seen a thread go to 3 pages so quickly. I saw that tiny mark, but thought it was just a nick from handling or some such. I was also wondering if the gear might be on backwards and have a timing mark on the other side? Use a dental mirror to check the back side teeth next to the keyway. |
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bbbbut but but Mitch we NEED a December saga. Guess we'll have to wait for something else.
Maybe since we are now in snow season in some places, someone will want to know how to install positraction in their A rearend using cutdown clutch discs from a Model T....surely someone has tried it....
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I think most all of the points made are good and valid. Here is what I learned 50 years ago while working as an apprentice auto machinist. Use the timing marks to set the relationship between the cam and crank Then, bring the #1 cyl. to tdc. The valves will be closed if it is in the firing position. On the A, the dimple for the firing pin will have to be in the correct quadrant for the pin in the timing cover. The cam lobes are both pointing down. The companion cyl. #4 will be up at the same time, they must be exactly in overlap, the lobes are split in the up position with both valves equally in the partial open position. You can tell if cam timing is 1 tooth out if the crank is exactly at tdc. if overlap is spot on. The companion cyl. trick works for 4,6 and 8 cyl. engines.This is just a way to verify that the marks were correct. If the valves are closed on #1 at tdc. the timing could be way out, look to the companion cyl. for the verification you need. A variant of this is also a way to set valve lash. #4 in overlap - adjust #1. Works without fail for me for 50 years. Also reinforces understanding of the 4 stroke cycle, not a bad thing.
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It has a 1930 Model A serial number. 8^)
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OK, I think I'm back on track.
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I moved #1 to TDC ( both valves closed ) and ignition timing mark was lined up with the hole in the timing cover.
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Art, aligning the timing camshaft/crankshaft marks and timing the distributor are two different things. You have indexed the cam/camshaft correctly! Now rotate the engine until the timing pin drops into the SAME dimple.(thru the timing cover)[it is almost 160 degrees from the camshaft/crankshaft alignment position] that is TDC--the valves will be right--time the distributor cam and it will just purr like a kitten. Toodles
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Yes jetrod, that's all good. It's getting tucked away for now until my head studs and nuts arrive. And now it's back to my regularly scheduled thread about this engine.
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Y'alls eyes are probably better then my 80 year olds but I swear I see the crank gear dimple 3 teeth to the left of where Art has it now
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Can't count to well that's four teeth
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that was the whole issue, the gear is marked wrong as indicated earlier
who knows how the motor ever ran at all
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Oh great............now we have a new mystery. Why is this last picture showing the timing mark 4 teeth off, while the pictures in #24 and #27 show the timing mark 3 teeth off?
Maybe you should remove the oil slinger and have a good look at the key. Here's 2 of the 3 pictures in question. Last edited by Tom Wesenberg; 12-05-2016 at 01:08 AM. |
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The picture in Les Andrews book shows precisely how the marks are supposed to line up.
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Let me throw in another perspective. The gear may be marked correctly but the key way was machined in the wrong spot. If that is the case you may still be a few degrees off by meshing with the correct tooth. Unless measured with a degree wheel you can't be sure. I'd just put a correctly marked gear on there and toss that one.
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see #58 i think he fixed it
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You guys just can't let a good "saga" go, can you?
I have to admit that not taking the pulley and slinger off to make sure everything is OK down there is bothering me a bit. It's not in following my "check everything" mentality. So I will take it apart and take a look. I've added a red "O" around the only mark on the crank gear, it is hard to photograph but very easily seen in person. It looks like a single strike with a punch. I do think it is properly timed now because I ran the crank around to TDC on #1 (valves closed) and it aligned the ignition timing mark in the cover perfectly. |
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Post #26. REMOVE THE SLINGER
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Yes, the slinger needs to come off, and I would also use a small dental type mirror to look at the backside of the gear while you spin the crankshaft around to see if any factory timing marks are present. That small nick sure doesn't look like anything more than someone's punch mark, or something dropped against the gear and left a mark. But, the mystery still remains about how 3 teeth off became 4 teeth off.
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With the slinger off, what is it Art should look for?
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That is not a factory mark for sure. I think the gear is on backwards to.
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I think the confusion on 3 or 4 teeth off is just the different camera angles.
I like the "mirror on the backside of the gear" idea. Could it be some previous owner turned the crank gear around during the latest "rebuild" to use the other side of the crank gear tooth faces against the cam gear? He carefully marked the back side of the same gear tooth that was factory marked to insure he used the same tooth to line up with the cam gear. However, due to the helical cut of the gear that would be the wrong thing to do.
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Does it matter if it's on backwards? I suppose the key-way could be damaged, wrong size, etc. I hear the crank gear is very hard to remove, I don't want to take it off if I don't have to.
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If it will make my car faster than Dick's I'd rather leave it on backwards...
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You'll need more than a backwards crank gear.
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This thread won't die!!!
There is something else that has been bothering me about Art's pictures in post #1. In the first pic, the piston is at (or close to ) TDC, yet the exhaust valve is open. That shouldn't happen till the piston is near the bottom of its stroke, a whole half a turn from where is it in the pic and certainly a lot more than either 3 or 4 teeth. Am I missing something or is there more? Not that this explains the open valve but if the marked tooth on the crank gear is out in relation to the key, who is to say that it is out by a whole number of teeth. The key could have been cut, say, 3 1/2 teeth out. That might explain the 3-4 teeth issue. Another (but unlikely) issue that hasn't been mentioned is "Is the key slot cut in the right place in the crankshaft?" As they say, the thlot pickens!
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I think I would take the crank gear off and hang it on the wall as a reminder of what can bite you in the butt. Then, get one that at least has a chance of being right and marked right off the bat.
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Has anyone ever seen a picture of what the valves and pistons are doing when the cam timing marks are aligned?
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Why not tack the timing gear cover on lightly and drop the pin in as you would to time the ignition and see where the piston and valves are? And then crank till the marks align and give us a report.
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I just checked a 1928 crankshaft that has a 2 piece aluminum pulley and slinger still bolted in place. I don't see any timing mark on either side of the gear, but maybe it's lower and covered by the slinger.
The keyway, and number 1 and 4 crank throws are all at TDC together. Wish I could find my new crank gear to check that also. |
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See post #58.
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Re: Just when I thought I understood A timing...
When the marks on the gears are aligned #1 is not supposed to be TDC on compression.
That only happens when the pin thru the hole in the timing cover is in the detent on the gear. Agree with Art and Vince and Dick
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OK, I found my new crank gear and took a picture of both sides. It actually does make a slight difference if the gear is installed backwards. If backwards the cam timing will be retarded by a couple degrees.
in the correct position the right side of the keyway will line up with the top left of the tooth. When it's flipped over, the right side of the keyway will line up with the right side of the groove on the left of the tooth. Both sides of the gear have a slight recess from the teeth, and the back side is a few thousands more recessed. I just went back to page 4 and looked again at the corrected timing to see how it compared to my left picture, and I agree with Vince that it looks correct, so button it up and run it. Last edited by Tom Wesenberg; 12-06-2016 at 12:16 PM. |
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Thanks for going to that effort Tom. My plan is to remove the pulley if it isn't too difficult to get off. I have the correct size socket for the nut but no longer have any 3/4 " drive breaker bars. I'll line one up and give it a try. If there is a mark way down under the slinger, that's a stupid place to put it. The gear is probably pretty hard material but I'll try to use a drill. It'd be nice to have the pulley off so I could clean it up.
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I knew we could make 100 posts if we tried. 8^)
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I was talking compression stroke but I think Tom was on exhaust stroke. Not apples with apples. I agree that Art seems to have it right now. It'll run fine.
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I've got a 3/4" drive breaker bar now, I'll try to remove the pulley. If it's too tough to remove I'll just put it together, put it on the stand and see if it'll run! (how exciting!)
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Apologies for the confusion, Art.
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Re: Just when I thought I understood A timing...
easy does it, theoretically that nut shouldn't be on there that tight......
there are threads where guys have sheared the shaft.....that is a large 1 3/8 (IIRC) nut attached to a threaded shaft.....basically to give a very large bolt. put the impact on low and let it vibrate some
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I figure if I can get ratchet nut loose by arm power fine, if not, she goes back together as-is.
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Well, apparently all of Vince's replies have an expiration date, and they have all expired.
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No mystery:: He prob deleted all his valuable info for good reason
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I could have used this posting a couple weeks ago when I replaced mine. My gear was not marked correctly as the "dimple" was for the timing pin, not the gear alignment with the crank gear. Set it to TDC, and then insert the gear making sure your timing pin lines up with both valves closed and the distributor rotor pointed to cylinder number 1 on the cap.
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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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actually the one dimple on the timing gear is used for both functions.
look at the pix that have been posted no fair Art you type faster
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just like post #53,eh
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OFTEN, my post will KILL a THREAD!----- I'll try AGAIN.
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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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What a boring end to this saga. I was hoping for two more mysteries and 4 more pages.
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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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Wow. What a thread. It turned out all right, and lots of good info and analysis here.
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