At 03:26 AM 6/10/2001, Mark Ingalls wrote: >So when I found a free hour and 1/2 today I took the spark plugs out so it >would be easier to turn the engine over. Then I found my plastic compass >with degree markings on it and marked the very rear pulley at 30, 35 and >40 degree's. It had a factory mark on it already that looked to be close >to the Top Dead Center . ( I have the power steering pulley.) The vee-notch in the innermost rim is set to factory spec for the engine, in this case 5 degrees ATDC. The rounded notch in the next rim is TDC. New replacement pulleys have only the rounded notch, since they could be used on different engines. david
David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" '85 GL "Poor Relation" |
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