timing

[matthg40]

evening all im having trouble with my timing the camshaft and crankshaft pullys are inline with the marks to set it up.now im having trouble with the distrubitor i cant seem to get it in the correct position for it to run perfect.ive had a strobe light on it to set it but no joy any advice would be appriciated many thanks matt

[hardchargin40]

Did you set it to the correct mark?  the O or the Z.

[matthg40]

i was told to set it to the z

[hardchargin40]

Set Cam to the 0 mark.


Set 6deg ignition timing to the Z

[matthg40]

i set the crank to the z and just lined the cam up with the arrow on the cam cover

[PeteG40]

thats why it runs like shit then! probably a tooth out.

[hayesey]

the cam timing is probably a tooth or so out then.

[matthg40]

so in simple leicester speaking terms lol thats none technical what do i need to set it to

[matthg40]

sorry boys im lost lol i need to set the cam to the o and the ignition to z correct?so what about the crank

[hardchargin40]

Do a search on cam timing.  You are aligning the camshaft pulley dot against the arrow with the bottom crank pulley's O mark.

Once this is done, you can use a strobe light to set up the ignition base timing.  by moving the distributor round to align the Z mark (engine running).

[matthg40]

the z mark on the crank pully is that correct

[matthg40]

im sorry to sound a dumb ass my haynes manual is about as useful as a chocolate kettle

[matthg40]

so what am i setting the crank to sorry mate ive got man flu which is slowing my brain down

[matthg40]

cheers mate sorry to be a pain ive had such a game with it all thanks all for your help