Timing Chain Replacement Question
That was correct, the engine should be at TDC "exhaust" stroke when the dots are lined up. When the engine is at TDC "compression" stroke, the dots will both at the top of the gears and not lined up.
sorry to jump in but I have the same problem with my '73 Dodge Swinger. I started by turning the engine by hand so that the #1 Spark plug is all the way at its peak on top dead center. I also looked at the rotor inside the dis. cap and it was pointing to number one Spark plug wire.
here is the are that got confusing, what I took the timing chain cover off I notice that it wasn't point to point on the gears. it was both going up side-ways at the same direction. I turn the big gear by hand without disturbing the small one. I got it point to point but the rotor is pointing to the #6 spark plug wire. I turned it again to let it sit on the #1 spark plug wire and it became the same as before not pointing point to point.
I wanted to know if I leave it the way it is on 10 oclock both same direction up sideways and rotor pointing to #1 or spin the big gear and put the gears point to point and just loosen and turn the distributor to make it point to number #1. I was reading here a couple of times and I wanted to know if I got this right or if I misunderstood. many thanks. here are some pics of the gears not point to point and rotor pointing at number 1.
That was correct, the engine should be at TDC "exhaust" stroke when the dots are lined up. When the engine is at TDC "compression" stroke, the dots will both at the top of the gears and not lined up.