Checking the timing on a 97 EX, 4 cylinder VTEC?
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Checking the timing on a 97 EX, 4 cylinder VTEC?
I was reading through the timing check procedure in my Haynes manual, and I can get everything set up correctly, but how the hell do I know if the the timing is set correctly at 15 degrees (or whatever the degree measurement is) beyond TDC? How do I measure the degrees in general? And, is there a better step-by-step on doing this procedure?
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Re: Checking the timing on a 97 EX, 4 cylinder VTEC? (vabchaccord)
It's probably like all other Hondas... There's 4 notches in the edge of your crank pulley, the one all by itself is TDC (use that one for camshaft timing). Then the other 3 are a big one with smaller ones on each side. The center one of the 3 is the correct spark timing (16 before TDC?). The little ones are the tolerance, maybe +/- 2 degrees.
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Re: Checking the timing on a 97 EX, 4 cylinder VTEC? (JimBlake)
bringing this back from the dead... simple question but i finally got my car back and tried using my timing gun... i only have 2 notches on the edge of the crank... 1 single red one ... and another one if i retard the dizzy all the way back...
i dont see 4 of em anyone have a clear pic of what im looking for?
i dont see 4 of em anyone have a clear pic of what im looking for?
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Re: Checking the timing on a 97 EX, 4 cylinder VTEC? (Mike813)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Mike813 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i dont see 4 of em anyone have a clear pic of what im looking for? </TD></TR></TABLE>I don't have a picture, & I'm only guessing... I bet the red one is stock timing, & your pulley doesn't have the little ones on either side to show the allowable tolerance around the stock point. They'd be about 1/8" away from the stock mark.
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