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Fw: Cam timing (AKA my experiment)

To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Subject: Fw: Cam timing (AKA my experiment)
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2002 18:38:14 -0000
Well, I joined the new list so I called post a message about TECHNICAL
SPRIDGET STUFF.
I then posted the message below.
As far as I can tell, I am the only one on the Mod list!!
Either that or it is just full of lurkers!
Or maybe my post just wasn't worth commenting on?

Anyway, copied here after waiting for 48 hours for someone else to
show up.

Hey - you guys been having me on ??

Guy
----- Original Message -----
From "Guy Weller" <guy at weller-lakes.freeserve.co.uk>
To: <spridgets-mod@autox.team.net>
Sent: 29 January 2002 22:39
Subject: Cam timing


> Since I have the head off my 1275 I thought I would go through the
cam
> timing proceedure to check that it is set right.
> I did this a year or two ago, when I built it, and although I know
it
> wouldn't change, it was just as a sort of "confidence" check.
>
> Anyway, alarm, horror!! I seem to have timed it for maximum lift of
> the #1 exhaust valve instead of the inlet!!
> How can this be?  It runs dosn't it ?? How could I be so dumb!!!
>
> Ah, got it, after a bit of head scratching I realised I have been
> checking degrees BTDC instead of ATDC !
>
> - at least I hope that is it or I am in real trouble.
> Will have to go and re-check it.
>
> Guy

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