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Subject: [Healeys] Strange Timing Setting
From: dkgraber85 at yahoo.com (Darin Graber)
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2018 19:16:19 -0700
References: <002a01d3a25a$e16c16b0$a4444410$@tpg.com.au> <11AEFAA1-B9C9-4298-BD2C-05BE8808EABA@schoerner.se> <007801d3a2c0$82106750$863135f0$@tpg.com.au> <B93BF9B3-4F6A-4AF3-BCA3-59B3EFAC7EBA@schoerner.se>
Yep, the cam timing is off. There should be 15 links between the marks on both 
the Cam and the crank pulley.

Sent from my iPhone 6+

> On Feb 10, 2018, at 5:25 PM, Per Schoerner <per at schoerner.se> wrote:
> 
> Patrick
> When you install the chain you should have the key ways of both crankshaft 
> and camshaft approximately at TDC. This is not the same as having piston 1 at 
> TDC. Then you should place the bright links of the chain on the marked teeth 
> on the sprockets and push them home on the shafts. Rather than copying the 
> whole section A21 I urge you to read it again. I think it?s the TDC thing 
> that you mixed up.
> 
> Best, Per
> 
> Skickat fr?n min iPad
> 
>> 10 feb. 2018 kl. 23:42 skrev Patrick & Caroline Quinn <p_cquinn at 
>> tpg.com.au>:
>> 
>> Hello Per
>>  
>> I thought about that, but as No 1 is at top dead centre when the pointer is 
>> towards the notch in the harmonic balancer I can?t see how it can be.
>>  
>> Many thanks
>>  
>> Patrick Quinn
>>  
>> From: Per Schoerner [mailto:per at schoerner.se] 
>> Sent: Sunday, 11 February 2018 6:18 AM
>> To: Patrick & Caroline Quinn
>> Cc: healeys at autox.team.net
>> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Strange Timing Setting
>>  
>> Patrick
>> You have installed the cam chain incorrectly. I assume you have the workshop 
>> manual. Look in section A.25 for the correct procedure.
>>  
>> Best, Per
>> 
>> Skickat fr?n min iPad
>> 
>> 10 feb. 2018 kl. 11:35 skrev Patrick & Caroline Quinn <p_cquinn at 
>> tpg.com.au>:
>> 
>> Greetings
>>  
>> Perhaps someone has come across this before.
>>  
>> About to start the engine in the BN3 after a complete rebuild. The engine is 
>> a very early C-series six-cylinder and the rebuild included new bearings 
>> throughout, pistons, sleeves, valves, vernier adjustable timing chain etc.
>>  
>> When setting the timing all the settings were done by the book. Tappets at 
>> 12 thou, the pointer on the timing chain cover is pointing to the notch in 
>> the harmonic balancer, the gear shaft drive from the oil pump/camshaft is at 
>> 20 to 2 and the offset distributor drive is correct. Number 1 piston is top 
>> dead centre and the rocker gear is rocking.
>>  
>> Imaging please looking down at the open distributor and it?s a clock face. 
>> According to the book, the rotor button arm should be at 2 o?clock or firing 
>> No 1 spark plug.
>>  
>> However the rotor button is a 10 o?clock.
>>  
>> So it?s not 180 degrees out, but 120 degrees.
>>  
>> Of course you could get around it by changing the spark plug leads, but the 
>> result looks untidy. An alternative is to rotate the geared shaft drive 
>> clockwise by 120 degrees.
>>  
>> Any suggestions?
>>  
>> Thanks
>>  
>> Patrick Quinn
>> Blue Mountains, Australia
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