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1. [TR] Turning engine backwards? (score: 1): Author: "Paul Dorsey" <dorpaul@negia.net>; Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2007 18:36:04 -0500; I may have asked this in the past. If I am handturning my TR3-4 engine with the fan blade in an effort to determine TDC (carefully using a McDonald's straw down the spark plug hole to gauge piston #; /html/triumphs/2007-12/msg00115.html (7,704 bytes)
2. Re: [TR] Turning engine backwards? (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>; Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2007 16:06:11 -0800; No Paul, it won't damage anything at all. It just means that you will not get an accurate reading if you try to set the ignition timing after turning the engine backwards. I turn mine backwards all; /html/triumphs/2007-12/msg00116.html (7,146 bytes)
3. Re: [TR] Turning engine backwards? (score: 1): Author: "Skip Gurnee" <skip47@powernet.net>; Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2007 12:45:44 -0800; Hi PaulJust a minor clarification of Randall's note- the cam timing chain always has a little slop in it, and if you turn the engine backward, you take up the slack in the backwards direction, which; /html/triumphs/2007-12/msg00129.html (8,177 bytes)

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