Hey guys again

Ive got the deck of my block prepped now and today or tomorrow Im going to install my head. Now this is the part I know Im going to have trouble with so let me explain everything I see.

I know I need to have both top and bottom of the engine on the same stage of the combustion cycle, thats what I think I need help with

Id like to know where my head has to be and where my block has to be. I dont know if you can turn the head easily but if someone could tell me how Id apprecaite it.

I pretty much need help with everything from setting up the position of the block and head -> having the timing belt fully installed.
Some things on the side of my block are loose (assuming timing belt tensioner) and on the crank

Ive never attempted to set the timing on a Honda before so any help will be greatly appreciated.

A few things to take into consideration:
-Im new to building engines
-engine is a d16a6
-head is milled .040

Any help will be greatly appreciated
Thanks

 

 

set the block to tdc- rotate the crank untill the two outer cylinders are at the very top of there stroke.

set the head to no 1 tdc- get a 12mm socket or whatever size the camgear bolt is and turn the cam over, it will be easy for a little than get hard. keep going till the up mark on the camgear is up and the two horizontal marks are lined up with the head and the no1 valves are all completely closed.

put your timing belt on, turn the crank 1/4 turn than tighten the tentioner. Turn the engine over with a socket wrench to make sure you dont have any binding and when the tdc mark on your crank pully comes back around on the timing cover make sure your cam gear is still lined up properly.

And get yourself a friggin manual for your car!

 

the two horizontal marks parallel with head arrangement is for D15.

for d16a6 you want to first start with all 4 pistons half bore so there is no chance of interference with valves. rotate the cam gear until the up arrow is up.

look on the cam gear at around 7 O'clock. there is a line and behind it the cover has a pointer at around 7 O'clock. line these up, that is where d16a6 cam goes. disregard the east and west markings.

rotate crank pulley until number 1 (closest to crankpulley) is at TDC. use your oil dipstick in the spark plug hole for accuracy since the crank's keyway always throws timing off a hair from the mark. single mark on pulley is TDC and cluster of three is around 16* advance which is where you want spark at idle to occur.

put your belt on the crank pulley. pull the slack up over the headlight side of the cam while a friend with a wrench on the pulley bolt holds the cam steady. keep pulling your timing belt slack from the firewall side of the cam gear and be sure tensioner is really loose. rotate engine counterclockwise until you feel max valvespring resistance and tighten tensioner. hand crank engine a whole cycle and see that you are lining up TDC with the 7 Oclock cam marking and that nothing is hitting inside.

with .040 milled your cam will be retarded but dont worry about it, the d16a6 will make better top end with the cam retarded pretty far. slot your distributor tabs so you can advance the idle spark timing back to the middle mark (in that cluster of 3) on the crank pulley and have fun.

 

thats some dam good info

bump for the late nighters