On Sat, 18 Jan 1997, Nick Pitt wrote:
>
> Paul
> The easiest way to turn the engine over it is,
> 1) Remove (or at least loosen) the spark plugs.
> 2) Put the car in gear, lower gears make it easier.
> 3) Jack one rear wheel just clear of the ground.
> 4) Now you can turn the engine over by turning this wheel (turning it as
> if the car is going forward will show you the direction of rotation of the
> engine).
> The disadvantage of this method is that you might need a helper to tell
> you when the timing light goes on and off. The timing marks are a notch on
> the outside edge of the lower pulley on the front of the engine, and the set
> of teeth that stick out from the front engine plate just next to this
> pulley.
> Good luck
I think a word of warning is needed here. The reason you lift only one
rear wheel is that it won't work if both rear wheels are off the
ground--turning one forward will turn the other backward, leaving the
engine contentedly unmoved. If one wheel is held, turning the other can
turn the engine, or just possibly it will turn the other wheel backward
and back the car off the jack. I would definitely remove the plugs, and
block the car *very* thoroughly. Just to be on the safe side, make very
darn sure no part of you or your Maine Coon cat is under the car when you
try this.
Ray Gibbons Dept. of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Univ. of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT
gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu (802) 656-8910
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