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Discussion in '308/328' started by decardona, Feb 20, 2010.

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  1. decardona

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    #1 decardona, Feb 20, 2010
    Thought I reset the timing on the 308, but on further review, didn't. When I put a timing light to it, thought I was seeing the mark, but from the opening on top, it was a bolt. Only realized this when it happened to stop where I could see it. I didn't see anything thru the slit in the back. Is the timing so far off that I am missing the mark, or am I missing something in my method.
     
  2. miketuason

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    #2 miketuason, Feb 20, 2010
    Is your timing lht hook up to cyl. #1?
     
  3. Steve Magnusson

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    #3 Steve Magnusson, Feb 20, 2010
    In addition to Mike's point, have you first "manually" found the timing marks (and you have two sets of marks -- one set for cyl #1 and another set for cyl #5)? Often, they are so subtle/corroded/unclear, that you might need to add an auxillary paint mark on the clutch housing (inline with the true "mark") to see them more easily when running.
     
  4. decardona

    decardona Formula 3

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    #4 decardona, Feb 20, 2010
    This was the problem. The real marks were so faint, they were very hard to locate. Once I had the correct marks, I remarked them and was done in 10 minutes. Thanks for the input.
     

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