To start off ill let u in on the specs of the car...its a 89 Civic Si with the d16a6 in it...now the timing has to be off...the motor is getting fuel and spark and air...it ran before but was off a little bit on timing. I didnt want to drive the car with the timing being off because it was fouling my plugs like crazy. I went today to do the timing and i did what my Chilton told me to. I set the head to where the chilton said was TDC and then i looked on the crank. There is no mark for TDC. How should i go about setting my timing? Anyone have any idea what i can do? To get it to run the first time i set a long extension in the number one cylinder (without the plug) and then spun the crank till the extension was at its highest point...was i close? please guys help i need to get this car running right. Thanx

 

anyone out there want to help me out?

 

there should be some marks on it. yeah you can find tdc with an extension like you described. also pull off the distributor cap and make sure the rotor is pointing at the #1 cylinder.

 

well i thought that would work...i hope i can get this running soon....i need it for at least dd for the winter

 

are u tryin to use the pulley to read the marks//?

i would remove pulley and go straight off the crank

 

i guess i could try that next

 

your crank pulley should have 4 marks. 3 of the marks are close toghther and the 4th is about 1" from the 3... thats your TDC mark. this has to be in line with the pointer on the timing belt cover..

u dont put your engine at TDC by looking at the cam pulleys.

you set the crank to TDC, then remove timing belt and set the pulleys with the UP marks.

good luck

 

i know u dont set the cam to TDC for the motor to be there....my crank has no marks on it what so ever...so in that sense im screwed...ill just have to find a way to put the motor to TDC and then hope i get it close

 

Hey Order a new crank pulley from the dealer or get a used one.I have one if U need one for free bro,ttyl Darrell

 

Oh wait,I live in Cali.Where do U live?Darrell

 

im in central jersey

 

remove spark plug number one thats farthest away from dizzy and drop in your dip stick and crank your motor and when the dip stick reaches the top that tdc for the crank baby

 

tried the car today...its backfireing all the time now...means somethings up..have to fix it