Thread: Not another ignition timing question...

Well, i replaced my timing chain and timed it correctly by setting the crank to TDC. Then I matched timing marks on cams (10 & 12 position) and chain markings. I read somewhere that after 4 revolutions the timing marks match again but i haven't been able to match them after 6 revolutions. Im just paranoid with ignition timing since i suck at it. if i set it right the upon installation of the chains i should be good to go right? I don't want timing to be off then having to replace a head because valves broke off and damaged pistons/wall. Do not have funds at the moment to be experimenting lol

If you have rotated the engine over with how you have the timing chain, then you will not have valve to piston contact. Pull the spark plugs and get a piece of coat hanger and slide it down in the number one cylinder so that there is like 6" visible above the head, easier to see. Bring the motor to TDC and use the 10 and 12 method and count the teeth between the marks.

Heres a good quote:

lol i read that earlier too, but for some reason it makes more sense to me now... just checked timing is all good to go! does it matter if the distributors is removed?

Nope. The distributor key is offset and cannot be installed 180 off in a fwd.

Thanks for the help!

It takes a hell of a lot of revolutions to get the marks on the chain to line up again. If you had everything set as per the FSM you will have nothing to worry about.