cam timing problems
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This thread is 6 years old. OP hasn't been active since 2011. Pinion Gear is still around.
1. Position the pinion gear mark at approximately the 11:00 position by rotating the engine. Use either the rear wheel or the kicker.
2. Install cam #2 so that the mark lines up with the pinion gear mark. This may require moving the pinion gear mark a bit so they match perfectly.
3. Temporarily, partially un-install #2 while you install #1.
4. Install #3, then #4 and finally the generator idler gear.
When checking for the marks matching get down low and look straight on. Looking down at an angle may result in marks being off.
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The mark seen in the timing hole is only to see where the ignition timing is set, and has nothing to do with getting the cam timing set.
Just line up the marks on the cam gears, and do this carefully.
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Thanks Ron750,
I began work on it in 1995 and finished it in 2000.
It still looks like it does in the picture and has only 4500 miles on it since the 2000 rebuild.
pg
I began work on it in 1995 and finished it in 2000.
It still looks like it does in the picture and has only 4500 miles on it since the 2000 rebuild.
pg
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