[Shotimes] Is engine OK? was: SHO cranking but not starting

[Alan Fanning]

Even better is to pick up an extra-long bolt of the same thread profile as
the OEM dampener bolt and use that to draw the dampener down. Finish off
with the OEM bolt. 

    Alan

> You should
> not hit the damper with a metal hammer, but use a piece of wood as a spacer
> and
> shock absorber.  You can tap the wood, listening to the sound of the crank
> ringing
> when you hit it...the sound will change and become more distinct, like a bell,
> when
> the damper seats on the crank sprocket/guide washer.  When that happens, it is
> on
> all the way.
> 
> George