At 01:01 PM 1/18/97 GMT, 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.
>
> Nick (73 B Roadster)
>
> ps. If this doesn't work then kick it!
>
> ----------
>From: Paul M. Schwerdt
>To: mgs
>Subject: Help needed...
>Date: 17 January 1997 01:06
>
>
>I recently posted a note on here about rebuilding my distributor.
>Everyone was very helpful, and I thought my car was finally fixed. But it
>still doesn't run. I am pretty sure it is because the timing is really
>messed up. (I took the clamp off, when I removed the distributor) The
>reason why I think it is the timing is for the following reasons, the
>battery is new, and fully charged, I just replaced the coil, plugs, leads,
>cap, rotor, condenser, and points. The car will turn over when the
>ignition is turned, but it never fires. (I think this is the right
>description...)
>
>Is there anything that I am missing? Or is the timing so messed up that
>the car won't fire?
>
>Plus, I went to try timing it today, and I was at a loss when trying to
>find the timing marks. Plus, I don't know how to turn the crankshaft in
>order to align the missing marks.
>
>Please help, I am a beginner, so I might be missing something totally
>obvious.
>
>thanks...
>
> -= PAUL =-
>
>
>
>Nick,
This is why I love this list. A tech tip as simple as this one, yet I would
bet a bunch of us have never thought of it! I know I hadn't, and I have
struggled with lining up tim ming marks for years.
Ross Overcash, 74B, NAMGBR 2-1172, Ayer, MA.
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