pjflyer
Well-Known Member
We don't have the tool, I think it's JD 234 or something, but looking at the pictures it lines up with the center of the crank. So we took a straight edge and went center of crank to center of shaft of whatever is being timed and put the timing mark along that line. The tool looks like a Y.
That brings up a question we had about the balancers. The book said to mark them left or right before you take them out, but no way to id them otherwise. We got the engine dismantled and they weren't marked left or right. Both of them have the same numbers and no left or right designation. They have the timing marks on the gear. They can go one of two ways. If the timing marks are aligned with the crank, does it matter which way they go?? Or is it that as long as they are spinning counter opposed the important part??
That brings up a question we had about the balancers. The book said to mark them left or right before you take them out, but no way to id them otherwise. We got the engine dismantled and they weren't marked left or right. Both of them have the same numbers and no left or right designation. They have the timing marks on the gear. They can go one of two ways. If the timing marks are aligned with the crank, does it matter which way they go?? Or is it that as long as they are spinning counter opposed the important part??