Is it safe to rotate the crankshaft?
#1
Is it safe to rotate the crankshaft?
I know there are plenty of posts on how to put the timing components back on.. but what i wanted to know is with my heads off, lifters and oil pump drive out, with the cam BACK IN is it safe to rotate the crankshaft so that the timing marks line up on the sprockets?
#5
Rookie question... I guess afraid that something would be thrown off it stuffs rotated without all the valvetrain installed. I was pretty sure it would be OK, but like i said.. i'd rather ask and be sure since the budget is so tight.
#7
Thank you. How dead on do they need to be? Perfectly aligned over one another?
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Shoebox's site has an awesome animated gif of the cam/sprocket timing mark configurations and the corresponding piston positions.
I don't want to hotlink to it since its fairly large and don't want to suck his bandwidth, but it is easy to find and worth a look at if you feel nervous at all.
I don't want to hotlink to it since its fairly large and don't want to suck his bandwidth, but it is easy to find and worth a look at if you feel nervous at all.
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