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03-17-2008, 08:43 AM
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quick timing question
tdc #1, should the cam gear be at 6 o'clock or 12 o'clock?
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03-17-2008, 09:44 AM
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Re: quick timing question
I'm assuming you have the front off the motor, & it's a V-8.
The index mark on the cam shaft (big) sprocket should be @ 6 o'clock, & the index for the crank sprocket should be @ 12 o'clock. There should be an imaginary vertical line from the center of the cam to the center of the crank that passes through both indices. I hope this helps you. El Jay
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03-17-2008, 09:54 AM
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Re: quick timing question
Also the crank keyway should be facing imaginary 2 o'clockfor top dead center.
Here is an illustration (disregard the "hemi" parts) 
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03-17-2008, 09:55 AM
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Re: quick timing question
thats what i thought, but i saw a write up on here on changing a cam. on there the guy said tdc #1 was with both marks on the sprockets pointing towards 12 o'clock. got me a little confused. thanks for clearing it up.
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03-17-2008, 09:58 AM
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Re: quick timing question
finally got everything put back together, but hadnt fired it up. then i saw that and i was like oh oh, i really hope he's wrong.
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03-17-2008, 10:12 AM
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Re: quick timing question
from SuperChevy,the black arrows point to the dowels on the crank and cam in relation to marks.
http://images.superchevy.com/technic..._and_chain.jpg
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