Finding top dead center at 2 a.m. with my father on his '85 Dodge D-100 slant six 225, in the rain under a tarp in the winter, 10 years old, watching him turn the engine with a socket wrench and a 'cheater bar'. Listening for the air coming out the spark plug socket till it stops then I yell 'hold' ! My father's smiling face as he crawls out from under the truck and says 'good job'. Then watch him time it, Best memories to this day. ........'Hold the light' ! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ But yeah in a clean room with the motor on a lift with a big fancy wheel is cool too.
@Cultureshockcrew
6 ай бұрын
I wanna hear more of this story
@hectorortega9131
6 ай бұрын
Me as a kid holding the light for my dad past 11:00pm and hearing every single cuss word known to man, because I was not precisely aiming the light correctly.. Now im 54 and his 79 and sometimes i have him help me hold the light while im working on my truck, i pause and ask him "hey you remember when i would hold on he lamp for you back in the day"? We just laugh! 👍lol
@rogerringold616
6 ай бұрын
In 1985....my now deceased uncle had a slant 8 diesel....1.5ton crew cab pickup....HUGE....SPRINGS RATED AT 2TON....FRAME ,Body was on paper 3/4 ton.....I didnt understand then at 17yrs old....Now....I want to know what happened to that truck😢😮. Smh... He said tell NOBODY...I got this slant 8. They will kill us to get it....complete numbers match vehicle...no holes ....some surface rust....for camo...interior was real good....GM FORD CHRYS car club member....factory fabricators tool die guys unofficially made factory parts offsite....
@kieranrigs4192
6 ай бұрын
Big fancy wheel is cool too😂😂
@jimbothompkins
6 ай бұрын
@@rogerringold616I didn't even know they made a slant 8! I wanna see it.
@paulmartin2k7
6 ай бұрын
Well this goes much more in depth to me just putting a screwdriver in the spark plug hole on cylinder 1 haha
@werberderber6209
6 ай бұрын
I use a straw on my bikes
@myemail2005
6 ай бұрын
@@werberderber6209 Doesn't it change the taste of your drink afterward???
@werberderber6209
6 ай бұрын
@@myemail2005 only if I don't use gas to rinse it out
@StrokeMyLovePump
6 ай бұрын
I use a straw too.
@roaddemon20011
6 ай бұрын
Yeah....screwdriver here, too.
@gcmotorman6379
6 ай бұрын
Some people could just never understand the level of appreciation others have for these types of skills and knowledge. It's like the work of an artist. It's more than just accuracy. So much more.
@4152576687
6 ай бұрын
Just being able to put together a machine with that many moving parts is an art in itself 👍
@paulmartin2k7
6 ай бұрын
Although I did put a comment up regarding a more simple way to do it, I totally appreciate your thoughts on the matter. Sometimes these kinds of ways are taken on by people that are worried by the scaremongering of the dealers/manufacturers. Not all cam shafts have keyway or marks on the cam sprocket for correct timing and must be done by other means. Some of which h don't require the £200 tool they say you need
@jaycezeniuk2506
6 ай бұрын
Definitely not art at all. Blueprints and instructions are easy to follow.
@russschaal2448
4 ай бұрын
The piston needs a stop installed first then install the depth gauge. You are not going to get the right readings. The piston wrist pin clearance and crankshaft clearance must be removed before you get the engine set up right. When that engine fires on power stroke all that clearance is gone for a millisecond so that's what you need to do or you are wasting your time. Be right or just go home. Races are WON by fractions of a second!!
@josedavidmolinasalas3186
4 ай бұрын
Todo lo que hagamos con pasión y el amor ala mecánica es gratificante y perdura en el tiempo de tus recuerdos.
@ckane510
6 ай бұрын
You work with the load in “one direction” go past your 30 degrees and come back to it. Remember your working with clearance stack up. Many people don’t think about that.
@KLOKSLAG1911
6 ай бұрын
That degree disc is also HUGE like wow. When i build my rally engine i had a really small disc the size as pulley above. And a valve depth or height gauge.
@royshideler
6 ай бұрын
Taking up the
@royshideler
6 ай бұрын
Taking up the clearances indirection of cranck rotation is a must a
@royshideler
6 ай бұрын
Using the LARGE WHEEL is much more accurate, think about what you are trying to accomplish. A variable you cant measure is belt stretch.
@Whichwaydidtheygo
6 ай бұрын
I got a masters degree in clearance stack up and you are correct.
@Toyotaguy
5 ай бұрын
Measure twice, set it once. Perfect illustration to verify TDC
@davidcoblentz7468
6 ай бұрын
Degreeing a cam is a lost art but very important to have a good build and good running engine.
@samrogerskeeponkeepingon1486
6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much brother I've seen people messing with that wheel and they never explained it like you just did! I'll keep that in my toolbox 💪🏼
@jeremyporter5540
5 ай бұрын
Yes it took me a min. To catch on but i got it. I don’t work on motors much anymore. But admire people that do. Yes its an art. I would say handed down to a person from birth. But for the people who didn’t and you started it with out any knowledge from the family tree. Hats off to ya! And thank you. For your dedication and hard work.
@sshtcss
5 ай бұрын
The fact that there are people commenting on this video, gives me hope and I smile that not everything is lost ...😊
@ercost60
6 ай бұрын
I want that degree wheel for my steering wheel.
@ryderoo_8584
6 ай бұрын
Idk why but that killed me💀
@dannyknapp515
6 ай бұрын
😂
@elixtido1448
6 ай бұрын
I would just twist the distributor until it seemed to run pretty well. if I was lucky I had a timing light and a meter.
@GarthKlaus
6 ай бұрын
This is for cam timing, not ignition timing. Or was this a joke? I like to add an emoji to indicate humor. 😀
@kski5432
6 ай бұрын
I was taught you use a screw driver through the spark plug hole and such.
@EXOVCDS
6 ай бұрын
The crankshaft can be turned left or right several degrees when the piston is at "TDC"... without the screwdriver moving. So, with the screwdriver, you don't know if the crankshaft is still on the way up or on the way down. Splitting the difference (in this video) confirms 100% where crank TDC is.
@R.N.GPerformance
6 ай бұрын
Screw driver and ear always worked good for me too. A degree wheel helps but not a must.
@superflanker972
5 ай бұрын
Same here...i was taught to use this trick by my uncle too ..he was a servicemen in military and now he's retired..
@wirefeed3419
4 ай бұрын
@@R.N.GPerformanceWhen building $50,000 plus engines revving above 10,000 rpm a screwdriver in the spark plug hole can be a costly inaccurate way of measure.
@jcanfixall1585
2 ай бұрын
@@wirefeed3419can you believe domn near 500 comments and 400 of them say you degree a cam with a fuggin screwdriver!!! The absolute ignorance these days is ridiculous!!!
@Idrinklight44
6 ай бұрын
Should have seen the timing and magneto set up in the wright 1820 radial engines. Had to be perfect
@earl6969
6 ай бұрын
Did my A&E practical on one. *lots of prop milking to get it right...but I signed out at twenty minutes with a green check.
@fstopPhotography
4 ай бұрын
I zapped a buddy of mine with a quick turn of a magneto a long time ago. He still hates me for that. Lol
@georgea7336
6 ай бұрын
I LOVE LOVE LOVE all these lil tricks of the trade just been spilling out all over the internet in order to keep our love of ICmotors strong and healthy. I definitely put my 350 together w YT🤪👍🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
@memyselfni4934
6 ай бұрын
First rule that i thought was not to turn timing belt backwards no materr
@theW5dart66
6 ай бұрын
Yes very true on cam timing. This is just getting top dead center as a starting point.
@budlanctot3060
6 ай бұрын
@theW5dart66 still important. You need to know EXACT TDC for proper cam centerline installation.
@nitrousshovelhead
4 ай бұрын
That is quicker than the way I have been doing it for the last 40 years. Thank you.
@calvinnoah6372
6 ай бұрын
What? Pencil and a straight edge, turn it with a breaker bar only turn it forwards not back and forth, with heads on or off. Last one I did was a 4cyl Goldwing.
@slipperyjohnson7016
6 ай бұрын
I always just lined them and put them in. Works great. I was not in a pro shop, but it worked 😂
@rbmwiv
6 ай бұрын
First time I’ve seen a video showing how to truly find TDC.
@chrish1629
6 ай бұрын
God this seems so complicated I'm so glad I'm a carpenter
@DL101ca
6 ай бұрын
You don't use measurements in your carpentry jobs ? Who are you Jesus?😅
@paper-bender-King
5 ай бұрын
Figuring out a round dormer is an art form also 😊
@Workerbee-zy5nx
5 ай бұрын
Dang..that wheel looks like a sterrin wheel on a submarine.
@Sleepyodelking
6 ай бұрын
I wish I would’ve went this way in life. How kickass is this?!?!
@Triangleremodel
5 ай бұрын
On a motorcycle, I've always wanted to build an engine and * degree* the cams. It's been almost impossible to find anyone that knows how to set it up. Most of the Japanese superbikes have the power way up top in the rpm range. I wanted to get more power down low so I've always wanted to degree my cams to my specs instead of just being happy with how it came from the factory.
@hellkell8693
6 ай бұрын
Think you should only turn it one direction for any play in the engine.
@raginroadrunner
6 ай бұрын
Yes and they both went over 250, 000 miles from the factory getting the piss beat out of them in the oilfields. They are a tough motor.
@kevinmaxwell6610
6 ай бұрын
If you look closely at the gear and #1 piston @top dead center you also can check your key between the gear and shaft. That's the first thing I do.
@MrMopar413
6 ай бұрын
That’s a good fast way but to find true TDC is make a dead stop out of let’s say 1 inch thick steel flat bar by 1.5 inches wide drill 2 holes . One for the correct head bolt size to anchor this dead stop to the block. Then another to let’s say 3/8 NC . Then take a 3/8 NC bolt about 2 inches in length this is going to be you stop against the piston. Round off and smooth the bolt end and thread the one end of the steel plate to 3/8 NC . Now install a regular 3/8 NC but on the bolt install through your plate so you have some protruding. Then install on block surface. So now you have a rigged dead stop device installed. Now what you are going to do is ; do what he did but backwards. But in doing so you need to rotate the engine from the rear end of the crankshaft because using the front end with your degree wheel will throw your readings off. Now what you are going to do is kinda find TDC with a dual indicator, set your degree wheel then rotate the engine in both directions up against the dead stop take a degree reading get a numbers. This part I’m not sure on because I haven’t degrees a cam in 40 years is I think you add both numbers then subtract it 360 degrees and the number you get is true TDC if you haven’t disturbed your degree wheel. Because even with the best dial indicator you can be off by 1 degree or more. This is a lengthy explanation but once you get one under your belt it goes real fast. I do not advocate turning a engine by one of those degree wheels. You are going to get a deviation in your readings. If you must make a 2 part adapter tool for the front of the engine to turn the engine with the degree wheel mounted out front farther on your tool device. You do not want to disturb the degree wheel at all when doing this procedure. One point I left out is by doing my way is you take out or I should factor in all the parts and bearing clearances , piston rock , connecting rod side clearance, etc , etc , etc. You got a lot of bouncing around in there that all can effect finding TDC. And this method factors all that in. All I can say now is happy cam degree-ing.🤪🤪😂😂😂😂👍
@mauricegd
5 ай бұрын
Yes you are absolutely correct! You negate all of the bearing clearances and any type of slop!
@MrMopar413
5 ай бұрын
@@mauricegd sure do, or as much as you can. You never reach 100% it’s impossible. Even with the best dial indicator you got some slop.
@Esk-be8kd
6 ай бұрын
Isn't Pittsburgh tools from harbor freight?
@johnpopoff7950
6 ай бұрын
Yes
@mikenite8869
6 ай бұрын
Who gives a fuck if they work? I’ve had Pittsburg stuff from Harbor Freight that has been put through the ringer, and never an issue. Not saying there isn’t better, but if it works, it works.
@DL101ca
6 ай бұрын
No, that's Pekingsburg.
@gcmotorman6379
6 ай бұрын
I was just at Harbor Freight today actually. Picked up a 2 lb Sledge 2 C clamps, a camouflage tarp and a set of metric deep well impact sockets. And yes, some of what I bought is going in one of my General tool boxes. Waste your money elsewhere on name brand stuff if you wish. I'll make just as much money with mine. Besides, I'm not sending a crew of men to space. I'm just a proud old motorman.
@brandonleebrown7506
6 ай бұрын
I just overhauled my whole toolbox with nothing but icon from harbor freight... They are good tools that get the job done and when they can't anymore, drive 5 mins and swap it out no questions asked for a brand new unit. Y'all keep complaining about not spending your 401k savings on a brand stamp and I'll keep building shit.
@justsittinhere72
6 ай бұрын
Precision is so cool!
@jamesflake6601
6 ай бұрын
Just like opening my Jr high locker
@matthealy942
6 ай бұрын
Good video I’d like to see more of the technical side of engine building process
@adccars359
6 ай бұрын
This is a lil over board for a typical build. This is engineering precision
@ShaareiZoharDaas
6 ай бұрын
I love this , clean and efficient❤
@dogsbyfire
5 ай бұрын
Fascinating! I still don’t fully understand, though. Thank you for the education.
@FC0BCA7E7A
6 ай бұрын
As a professional KZitem commenter, I have no clue what’s going on.
@Pete-hy4mq
6 ай бұрын
thank you . some honesty here.
@turbulence45
6 ай бұрын
I think he's talking about nautical navigation
@silver4drrx828
5 ай бұрын
@FC0BCA7E7A This is the best comment I've read on YT by far!
@lenness6689
6 ай бұрын
I prefer a piston stop
@surveyingfleaproductions
6 ай бұрын
I don't have understand yet But respect those who do. Thanks for a very interesting video
@Mike44460
6 ай бұрын
If it were me, I would not be using the degree wheel to turn the crank.
@Mud-N-Ice
6 ай бұрын
But it’s made for that
@Mike44460
6 ай бұрын
@freddy9999991 I would not rely on the bolt, nut, whatever to keep the degree wheel secure in relation to crankshaft and using said wheel to trun the crank. How would you determine if it moved?
@Mud-N-Ice
6 ай бұрын
@@Mike44460 then the bolt should be torqued first
@455buick6
3 ай бұрын
There's virtually no resistance here, there's only one piston in the engine if you watch, they're just getting the centerline of the cam for initial timing settings
@SleepingWithShotguns
6 ай бұрын
Always wondered how u do it when u didnt have a motor to start with Tear down n rebuilds are easy when u just mark everything that comes off. Reinstall in same format Ie, new cams and chain. Ill install chain first, lone it up with marks on old cam. Then pull cam and slide new one in, dont ask how it always lines up. It just works for me. And no i dont just send it, i always check it 3 to 4 times "off and on, turn over, then take off and put back on, then turn iver" making sure its all smooth with no binds But this method i like. Thank u, im def gonna be using this one bigger motors in the future. Will also save me some time
@LEXxTALIONS7913
6 ай бұрын
Exactly correct 👌, people sometimes don't have a clue how is like to put a engine "specifically race engines" on the correct point!!! To get the most of the engine, in durability and on working in 💯 perfection of performance! Sorry for my not so good English!
@shigeruimaoka5169
6 ай бұрын
I've read from several syndicated publications, this is the first time I've actually seen it recorded. Cool!
@kronk1623
6 ай бұрын
Jim Gaffigan works on engines? Nice!
@outcome2715
6 ай бұрын
when you do something long enough you learn how to “feel” when it’s just right , learned this quickly in diesel mechanics had an old school teacher wasn’t always by the book he tought you how to feel for a lot of stuff before teaching you to use the tool cause you won’t always have the tool with you sometimes , but if your new i’d recommend having the tools n whatnot cause there’s not many people around that can teach old school tricks anymore
@franklikonje320
5 ай бұрын
Screw drivers on top of the piston works well too
@ThePanman48
6 ай бұрын
I have waited my whole life for this, part 2?
@wolfrig2000
4 ай бұрын
You can just drop a valve down in cylinder one and rock the crank back and fourth until the valve goes up and starts to go down. Move it back till its at the top, then align everything else from there.
@Offroader451-rm5jz
Ай бұрын
I use a Snap-On screwdriver in the spark plug hole.
@kennethavesato3883
4 ай бұрын
Lesson learned aye aye sir😊
@obsoleteprofessor2034
5 ай бұрын
On airplanes, we had a dummy spark plug screwed into the cylinder and a protractor clamped to the propeller. Same thing back and forth. The split line on the crankcase was usually a few degrees off.
@BuildBreakFix
6 ай бұрын
Too much money for me to watch. I heard my wallet cry as I watched another engine video 😂
@claymerritt1822
6 ай бұрын
Can you go through the other instruments your using and how to set them up?
@jayspike3065
6 ай бұрын
So was the timing belt marks accurate?
@DL101ca
6 ай бұрын
Good enough I'd guess. With today's VVT systems, the computer will compensate.
@tscustomstation
6 ай бұрын
@@DL101ca no no. Stop you haven't got a clue
@youwantshum9860
6 ай бұрын
@@DL101calol that's not how it works. Your factory timing marks are just a ballpark it's not dead accurate. When you start modifying engines more lift/duration, bigger valves, higher compression your clearances start reducing and become more critical. Keep in mind when piston is TDC, there's a few degrees of movement before the rod turns over and comes down. So TDC from factory isn't really "true" TDC and vvt isn't going to save you lol.
@andyking8454
5 ай бұрын
Proper old school engineering , real way to master the world around us 💪👌
@josenebrus8183
6 ай бұрын
Awesome gentleman 👊👊👊
@magronet
6 ай бұрын
Big dial, good precision.
@FieroGTXX
6 ай бұрын
Love the Harbor Freight Dial Indicator. In your hands it's proof of the Indian and not the arrow. Great stuff!!
@ztwntyn8
6 ай бұрын
Interesting.. I thought the heads on the ground in the background looked like aluminum Pontiac. Indian vibe
@scottworelds2933
5 ай бұрын
Not spinning back like that exposing tolerance in the belt/chain... always go in rotation of the engine all the way through.
@glennhampton1594
5 ай бұрын
Good stuff 👏
@jamessweger2388
6 ай бұрын
Thanks a whole lot! Makes sense.
@expatconn7242
6 ай бұрын
Do a vid on this subject.. like to learn more this .
@ajcates9136
6 ай бұрын
I have never understood this and thanks for helping me
@MikeSmith-nu9wt
5 ай бұрын
In the outboard world this is how you mark your flywheel for a link & sink on the old 2 strokes , the automotive side started useing it when they first came out with degree wheels , its not relatively new , but it kind of is to the history of the v8 ..cause they came many years after we learned how to time them the old school way ( with a screwdriver in #1 )
@masterace1150
6 ай бұрын
Me looking and scratching my head like, "Why this steering wheel is mounted directly to the engine?"
@Poaf-1
Ай бұрын
I need more info What good does finding tdc do? Are we setting g the timing to tdc why not set the timing marks on chains to zero use the marks ?
@kaidwyer
5 ай бұрын
I think all that goes out the window if your crankshaft is offset at all to favor the power stroke, which I think is a thing on some cars. Basically, the crank can be offset a little to alter the mechanical advantage between compression and power strokes. Which means 30 degrees isn’t necessarily the same piston travel in both directions, so you could be better off with other methods depending on the engine.
@brarautorepairs
6 ай бұрын
Zeroed a factory cam on a Honda using a dial gauge. It made the engine run that much better.
@zc1682
6 ай бұрын
I wish I had a clue how setting your timing worked
@wesdailey9964
6 ай бұрын
Come on man $500.00 degree wheel and an $8 harbor freight dial indicator lol😅😂
@duncandmcgrath6290
6 ай бұрын
What are we using as a reference point on the degree wheel?(hard point)
@deansan630
6 ай бұрын
I'm just glad I don't see a lot of comments talking bad about his tooling for machine work. Y'all keep off. Obviously, he's aware of what he's doing and I've learned something. So what.. that drop indicator is harbor F Lmao
@chrishartley1210
4 ай бұрын
Unfortunately many engines these days have an offset crank. On those engines 30 degrees before TDC is not the same distance down as 30 degrees after TDC.
@ErectkyleDysfunction
6 ай бұрын
For which cylinder are you trying to find tdc?
@KarlVomStein.
6 ай бұрын
Screwdriver is less expensive
@shaffer4220
6 ай бұрын
Curious: would one move past & come back in one direction to remove play, backlash, hysteresis, slop?
@keithhawk7743
5 ай бұрын
Too add to my comment for those who don't understand what I'm trying to describe is when he is done finding where that crankshaft is at 100% actual TDC, he can remove the timing belt and advance or retard base timing by moving camshaft however many degrees he wants and then adjusting everything to know have new timing specs on that motor. So now at TDC the camshaft will sit in a ever so slightly different position. I think the usually advance timing a little on race motors. I'm not expert and it been awhile since I done this with building motors.
@danlindeke2561
6 ай бұрын
What is keeping your degree wheel from slipping?
@Ridehighfxdb
6 ай бұрын
True TRX and the piston looks like it’s 3/8 of an inch recessed in the bore?
@drrd4062
6 ай бұрын
Please let the guys know about bearing slop.
@PierceyeG
6 ай бұрын
Boss, if you're getting this in-depth, stop using Pittsburgh or any other Harbor Freight tool. I used to work for the company, and to say the least, there's no such thing as a precision tool to the gorillas loading the trucks. Spend a few extra dollars for something you can actually trust to be accurate.
@greatestkiller13
6 ай бұрын
If it works, who cares?
@PierceyeG
6 ай бұрын
@@greatestkiller13 That's kinda the point. It. Doesn't. Work. Not reliably, when you're looking for this kind of accuracy. If you're skilled enough to know how to do what's being described here, why not have the tools to do the job well, with a minimum of BS? It's like a surgeon who trained at Harvard having a dull steak knife instead of a scalpel and a C-clamp instead of a hemostat. You become limited by the quality of the tool instead of your ability. This person is obviously knowledgeable. I don't think the difference in price between that POS and the next step up is worth constraining their talent with pointless goofing around for the sake of inaccurate measurement. From my amateur perspective, the rest of the rig seems pretty sound. I just don't trust that angle-indicator, and for good reason.
@frankmumba3396
3 ай бұрын
l like this cam to use in my workshop to use on cars
@zacharydutcher3586
6 ай бұрын
Nice markings
@patrickfarley8036
6 ай бұрын
Trust that Harbor Freight dial indicator for something that critical huh? That's a brave choice! A very brave choice!!!!
@theW5dart66
6 ай бұрын
kzitem.infoa_fy-miZm64?si=Om6HtgYV_og-8xNK You don’t need at $1500 gauge to find TDC. This gauge repeats zero fine.
@nimbusnimbus.IV.
6 ай бұрын
Why not?
@raginroadrunner
6 ай бұрын
I built two identical Ford 460s. Evertthing was exsctly the same. One we degreed the cam. The other we did not. They were in identical trucks. There was no power difference from one to the other.Fuel mileage was the same.We sold the degree wheel to some Chibbie nut.
@the86125
6 ай бұрын
That awesome, mild over the counter builds or stock rebuilds almost never have issues even with the cams off a degree or two. Custom builds, one off, or high performance engines a degree or two could quite literally mean the valves hit the pistons on the first start. Many performance cams/timing sets have combinations of ways to be installed that might throw timing one way or the other depending on the build spec. Again verifying this before final assembly could be the difference between leaving power on the table or ruining the engine. If we follow the “should be good because its a new part” rule why would we need to check ring gap on new rings or bearing clearance on a new set of bearings and crank?
@theW5dart66
6 ай бұрын
This is just not to “check” that the cam alignment dits are correct. When building a race engine you are setting the cam timing events to what you want/need. That can help tune peek rpm or increase or decrease cylinder pressure based on intake valve close in point
@grubby1975
6 ай бұрын
Just goes to show them Ford boat anchors won't run even when ya build em the right way, You just said so yourself... Hell, at least they circled the problem! 😂😂😂
@raginroadrunner
6 ай бұрын
@@grubby1975 But Ford has won LeMsns beating Ferrari everytime. GM hasnt got to first base.
@grubby1975
6 ай бұрын
@@raginroadrunner Yeah, that may be true, but go to ANY dirt track on any given weekend and let me know what the Top 5 that finished the Feature were runnin... Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn now n then...
@karlmathews7483
6 ай бұрын
I was always told you shouldn't counter rotate the engine? Was that a myth?
@ivanhudson6104
2 ай бұрын
What brand timing set us that
@codypenick6098
6 ай бұрын
Thats not a dial indicator lol that's a digital indicator. And Pittsburgh really.
@ricardojuarez291
6 ай бұрын
Do you really trust harbor freight tools to do pro custom adjustments??
@rudydaberry122
Ай бұрын
Is the harborfreught indicator good?
@raginroadrunner
6 ай бұрын
Chibbies..blow one up dirt cheap to replace. Not long distance engines. Kinzler dominated with Mopars.
@jasonw2696
6 ай бұрын
True TDC!
@lukeyarasheski5510
2 ай бұрын
What engine is that?
@MrJake-yx8ll
6 ай бұрын
Another way to do it if you do not have a dial indicator is to bridge across the bore with a bolted down strap of metal securing it to head bolt holes and in the center of the strap of metal have a tapped hole and run down a brass 5/16inch or 3/8 Bolt that goes about an inch and a half deep into the Bore below the deck then lock the Bolt in place with a lock nut. Slowly bring the Piston up until it just touches the bolt head (I like to put the bolt on my lathe and make a ball nose on it by the way.... it makes me feel better) Mark this position on your degree will and then go all the way around so the Piston drops all the way to the bottom of the bore and then Cycles back up on the other side and tap up against the bolt again very gently just enough to where you touch metal to metal. That is... crown of the piston to the radius bolt head. Mark that position on your degree wheel and "split the spread"... meaning take the amount of degrees between the two marked positions on the degree wheel divide in half and there you have your top dead center. Also unless you have an extremely positive lock up between your degree wheel and the nose of your crankshaft avoid rotating the crankshaft by pulling on the degree wheel. Try to apply the torque to the crankshaft not the degree wheel ....or you could go to the PTO flange on the other end and drive from that and have a friend help you out. Just make sure you pick someone out of your Legions of Gearhead friends with a good sense of touch and do it before anybody starts drinking beer.
@anthonyking4387
6 ай бұрын
Is harbor freight dials that dependable?
@Axs208
6 ай бұрын
I see Pittsburgh gauge. How accurate are they? Reliable?
@badboymowersofnorman6011
6 ай бұрын
What about the mark already visable?
@robophobic3716
4 ай бұрын
Looks like the piston hit top then went back down to the next stroke. Could be wrong but isn’t too dead center just that. Top of the stroke?
@ercost60
6 ай бұрын
Better than hitting a hard stop on each side.
@timmy22withan38
4 ай бұрын
This main reason why FA24 rand complete pretty smooth and nice principles four 4g's LSJ's to triple beans
@CT-qx8nl
6 ай бұрын
You did it wrong. Your not supposed to go backwards.
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