ok so i do a lot of things with these mods, just for fun. just routine stuff like pull cams and tinker. don't ever lose your respect for the dreaded timing jump.
when i pull the cam gears i make black paint marks on the crank and cam gears.
always... except this time. i decided i was just going to skip it one tooth so there was no need to make match marks. i wasn't even pulling a gear off, just removing the tensioner and jumping the cam one tooth.
then it happened. when i was thinking about something else and not watching the lower gear it jumped 2 teeth. i felt it but didn't see it. i didn't know which way it jumped. and to make matters worse i was a few degrees from the top making the planned jump.
1 uper tooth = ~8.5*
1 lower tooth = ~17*
one thing about these interference motors is that retarding a few teeth is ok, but advancing a few teeth is disaster. losing the cam not in 'neutral' is disaster. luckily i had the cams in a safe position. so i jumped the lower a couple of teeth and started the LONG process of getting the timing links in place turning by hand a 9.8:1, 330 cu.in. motor. bruised palms. i felt no mechanical stoppages.
when i pull the cam gears i make black paint marks on the crank and cam gears.
always... except this time. i decided i was just going to skip it one tooth so there was no need to make match marks. i wasn't even pulling a gear off, just removing the tensioner and jumping the cam one tooth.
then it happened. when i was thinking about something else and not watching the lower gear it jumped 2 teeth. i felt it but didn't see it. i didn't know which way it jumped. and to make matters worse i was a few degrees from the top making the planned jump.
1 uper tooth = ~8.5*
1 lower tooth = ~17*
one thing about these interference motors is that retarding a few teeth is ok, but advancing a few teeth is disaster. losing the cam not in 'neutral' is disaster. luckily i had the cams in a safe position. so i jumped the lower a couple of teeth and started the LONG process of getting the timing links in place turning by hand a 9.8:1, 330 cu.in. motor. bruised palms. i felt no mechanical stoppages.