Glad you found the problem. It was the same problem that I had although mine
was off only a tooth or two; and during our reassembly of my friend's BJ8
(engine from the same builder), we found his drive off a tooth also.
Steve
From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Patrick &
Caroline Quinn
Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2018 2:55 AM
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Strange Timing Setting
Greetings
Well the cavalry arrived and the engine in the BN3 is now running for the first
time in nearly seven years.
If you recall that despite going by the book the rotor button looked to be 120
degrees out.
The solution? Move the geared camshaft/distributor drive about four teeth, put
it all back together, press the solenoid and away it went. Good oil pressure
and lots of gunk out the exhaust and on to my friend?s E-type. Very pleased!
Now the next question is why does a SU fuel pump keep pumping occasionally with
the ignition on even when there are no leaks and the float bowl levels are
correct.
Hoo Roo
Patrick Quinn
Blue Mountains, Australia
From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Patrick &
Caroline Quinn
Sent: Sunday, 11 February 2018 9:43 AM
To: 'Per Schoerner'
Cc: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Strange Timing Setting
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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