Help please! 3door with Harvey Gibbs 4x4 engine [low compression] etc etc . Cam belt jumped tooth or even a few teeth ?, Question to check timing on normal factory Cam Pulleys there are pointers for TDC so you have the initional setting, but on mine i have Kent Pulleys...no pointers to TDC . do i remove valve cover and do i assume on No 1 TDC both inlet and exhaust cam lobes fully clossed. Help PLEASE.

 

Remove pulley bolts and align camshafts woodruff key to 9pm exhaust and 3pm inlet. At this point you will usually find some other part of the pulley represents the TDC marker, such as an allen bolt.

Essentially use the woodruff keys to align across the mating face of teh head / cam cover.

 

I'd assume bent valves first

Best ringing Harvey matey!

 

Bloomin hell Pete, you're not having much luck with this car, hope all's well mate for you.

 

Stu...thanks, i can tell you at moment Exhaust is roughly 4pm and inlet at about 2pm, Engine does run very rough... sounds all retarded...best way to discribe...will set exactly as you say tomorow...in a staight line as you say... i take it then use Vernier to get bet on OK Stu ?

 

So upset re-this has happened...cant say much more

 

Sorry to hear of this pete...Hope everythings ok with it.

 

Is the 9pm EX and the 3pm IN a general rule as it were...does one guess its a Alen bolt on these Verniers...

 

i reckon you will be lucky once ya timed it up matey and as for the 9pm 3pm its where the standard pulleys would line up

 

Thanks .... will try tomorow, this 9pm 3pm still OK with High lift Cams...dont no if mine has... Thanks to all that wrote....a decision will be made tomorow if this fails. Pete OAP

 

should be fine fella just for a general time up matey,then if she fine get them dialled in i am quite sure she will be ok once u do it tomorrow

 

Dibbs on the wheels

Hope its ok mate

 

Problem hear is re-9 EX & 3IN that i see is fine when you look at standard Cams, i believe the woodfuff key position in mine is in any "old place on these Cams", Nearest is the inlet on mine TDC crank... inlet allmost 3...exhaust mid 4/5, , would have to move EX a long way to get to 9!, Think will give up. Thanks ALL for opinions.

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Goodluck mate !!

 

Sounds like you have an exhaust cam ground from an inlet blank. at this point you MUST take it to someone who can dial cams without pointers or your going to do even more damage.