RE: Tming Chain Stupid Question

[Rich Kinsley <rlkinsley@xxxxxxxxx>]

That sounds very logical. I guess the dist would have to be set on #6 if 
you did the top/top set-up?

Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies
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Herb wrote:
> 
> 
> My initial remark was to short and to the point and probably confusing. 
> ALRIGHT, The Engine doesn't care if the cam timing mark is aligned at 
> the
> top or bottom of the cam gear, or if the timing mark is at the top or 
> bottom
> of the crank gear, (The Distributor Does!!) just all four marks have to 
> be
> in alignment with NO margin of error.  That said, the gears and chain 
> were
> designed to be set by using a straight edge going down through the 
> center of
> the cam bolt through the center of the timing mark on the cam gear 
> through
> the center of the timing mark on the crank gear then through the center 
> of
> the crank bolt.  Then install the distributor at top dead center, or
> pointing to #1 plug wire with the wires installed on your distributor in 
> the
> correct firing order (ROTATION?), your engine now is in time.  Aligning 
> the
> timing marks together this way leaves less margin for error as designed. 
> 
> Timing with the marks at the top of both gears makes it open to the
> possibility of being one tooth off and not realizing it unless you are 
> very
> careful.
> 
> OK, Now, If you installed the cam gear with the timing marks correctly
> aligned with the straight line through the center of both bolts and both
> timing marks with the crank timing mark on top also then install your
> distributor at TDC, your distributor will be 180 degrees out of time, As 
> I
> eluded to in my first statement.  With the distributor installed 180 
> degrees
> out off time the engine can be made to run with the symptoms described. 
> Nico I bet if you rotate your distributor 180d and reinstall it, it will 
> run
> much smoother.
> 
>             
>  Herb 
>  
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> -------Original Message-------
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> From: Nico Over
> Date: 4/20/2010 7:15:13 PM
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Tming Chain Stupid Question
>  
> Thanks Don that is what I thought but wanted a second opinion. I'll look
> elsewhere for my problem.
> Nico
>  
>  
>  
> On Tue, 20 Apr 2010 14:20:24 -0700 (PDT), Donald Gallimore wrote
> > I'm not sure you did anything wrong.  Remember that the gear on the
> > crank rotates twice for every one rotation of the gear on the cam.
> >  Either way, the mark at the bottom or the top of the cam gear, is
> > right when the mark on the crank gear is at the top. The piston is
> > still at Top Dead Center (TDC).   (Of course, it's hard to tell if
> > you got it right when they are 180 degrees apart)
> >
> > Akron Don Gallimore
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > > From: Nico Over <nover@xxxxxxxx>
> > > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> > > Sent: Tue, April 20, 2010 2:39:07 PM
> > > Subject: Tming Chain Stupid Question
> > >
> > >
> > All, just finished putting Eddy Victor Heads ported to Max wedge
> > size, Indy
> > >
> > dual plane intake, Crane Hydraulic Roller in the winter top end
> > overhaul of
> > >
> > the 440 in my 63 330. It barely runs, pops out the exhaust on decel,
> > won't
> > >
> > idle. I have moved the timing all over the place from 0 degrees at
> > idle to
> > > 33
> > degress at 3k with no difference in running characteristics. I am
> > sure
> > > that
> > all the plugs are firing and the valves are adjusted properly so am
> > at
> > > my
> > wits end on this one. Now, the only thing I can figure that I messed
> > up
> > > on
> > the build was that I set the timing marks in line top of each gear
> > at TDC
> > >
> > firing instead of the bottom of cam gear to top of crank gear. So my
> > > question
> > is: will setting the timing marks the way I did manifest itself as
> > > I have
> > noted above. I really don't want to rip it all back apart but will if
> > > i have
> > to. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
> > Nico Over
> > Va.
> > > Beach, Va.
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