But the crank pulley does have a hole drilled into the forward flange.
Find the hole and take some white paint and mark it's location. after
that simply adjust timing after you disconnect the vacuum advance line.
Darwin
-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Kelly <bk54@erols.com>
To: Malcolm Walker <walker05@camosun.bc.ca>
Cc: TR List <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: Saturday, January 09, 1999 12:20 AM
Subject: Re: timing a TR4 engine w/ light?
>
>Malcolm Walker wrote:
>
>> ... but there's no marks on the crank pulley!! Anyone got a quick
>> answer? Can it be done? If so, how?
>
>Didn't see any direct answer to Malcolm's question, so here goes.
>
>Yes. Mark the pulley! Get the crankshaft to TDC and mark the pulley
with
>a spot of white paint where it lines up with the indicator on the
timing
>cover.
>
>To find TDC without major work:
>
>Pull plug #1. Look in through the opening while somebody turns the
>engine by hand (so you might want to pull all 4 plugs). If you can rig
>up a way of turning the engine yourself while watching the piston, you
>can line up TDC very accurately.
>
>Anther possible indication of TDC is the Woodruff key slot in the
>crankshaft (it should align with rod journals 1 & 4), but to see that
>you'll have to do some additional disassembly.
>
>With #1 at TDC, examine the crankshaft pulley carefully in the area
>under the pointer on the timing cover. The 1147 Herald pulley has a
>dimple there. Bet yours does too!
>
>Anyway, once you have the engine at TDC it's just a matter of marking
>the pulley. I advise marking +/- 10 degrees, not just TDC. Might be a
>good idea to use different colors.
>
>
>Bill Kelly
>
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