Re: 78 Rocco....CIS problems...UPDATE!

["Chris DeLong" <green536@hotmail.com>]

The reason you are having this problem is cause the camshaft and the 
intermediate shaft rotate 2 times for every on revolution of the crankshaft. 
I bet if you rotated the crank another 180 degrees that all the marks would 
line up. if not then start messing with the timing belt.

>OK,....need some help/advise here.  The post man came today, NOT bringing 
>my
>parts from Mark.  :~(   So I went to cleaning up the intermed. shaft pulley
>once I got the timing belt cover off to find that "punch" mark.  I put a
>little white paint on the punch mark on the intermed. shaft sprocket so I
>could see it through the "V" notch on the crank pulley. ( I'm thinking 
>right
>about this alignment aren't I?)  lined the mark up on the cam to the top of
>the head.  Checked to see that the timing mark on the flywheel was close 
>/on
>the bell housing pointer.....everything looked good.  Looked back at the
>inter. shaft/crank alignment.....WRONG!   the crank pulleys look like they
>are about right.  (looking at that side of the motor,...they are kind of in
>the "up" position.....meaning they are at about 12-1 O'clock.)   The mark 
>on
>the interm. sprocket is at the 6 O'clock position.......   What the hell?
>So now I ask the big question....is there something I am missing here?  It
>seems to me that I need to loosen the timing belt and align it correctly.
>(NOT play with the ignition distributor)  Only a little light outside left
>and rain is coming tomorrow.  Someone help soon.  I would love to hear this
>little bastard run today.
>Thanks,
>Chris
>
>
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Chris DeLong
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Seattle, WA USA
'80 16V Rag
'88 16V Rocco (for sale!)
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