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[JonnyAlpha]

Lose the bottom manifold bracket. Not needed and trash the casing. If you insist on keeping it loose the bolt and fit a stud and a nut. Fitting the stud through the bracket and screwing home then fit the nut. If you don’t, expect to lose some threads.

 

Do you mean this bracket.

 

[mad4classics]

Personally I wouldn't bolt the strap to a single bolt on the casing.

Either use bracket GEX7526 which picks up on two bolts or bracket GEX7088 (if you can find one) which picks up on three bolts.


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Edited by mad4classics, 05 August 2023 - 10:10 AM.

[nicklouse]

Lose the bottom manifold bracket. Not needed and trash the casing. If you insist on keeping it loose the bolt and fit a stud and a nut. Fitting the stud through the bracket and screwing home then fit the nut. If you don’t, expect to lose some threads.

 
Do you mean this bracket.
 

Yep.

[JonnyAlpha]

Next job was to make some new Timing Teeth, as I had to chop the standard ones off so I could see the Crank Sensor.

Firts I made up a cardboard template:

 

 

Then, using a spare timing chain cover, I folded the piece I have cut out to fit and marked and drilled the holes for the bolts to hold it in place.

 

 

Then having made an exact template of the original teeth, I marked transferred the outline onto the new marker and cut them out.

 

 

I had a bit of a mishap when cutting the teeth:

 

 

And here is the finished item:

 

 

Now that I had fitted new timing teeth in a different position, I would have to make a new timing mark on the Crank Pulley. To do this I removed No 1 Spark Plug and rotated the engine until it was on its firing cycle and then fitted the piston stop to mark just before and just after TDC. Then I could measure the distance and half it to mark exact TDC, as I had done previously (No pics sorry).

[nicklouse]

Sorry pointless. You only need a single point marker at TDC. and a half decent strobe gun with an adjustable dial.

[Shooter63]

I think Nicklouse might be talking about something like this, which I made for my latest engine build.

Shooter

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[JonnyAlpha]

Sorry pointless. You only need a single point marker at TDC. and a half decent strobe gun with an adjustable dial.

 

So I lost 1/2 pint of blood for no reason 

[JonnyAlpha]

I think Nicklouse might be talking about something like this, which I made for my latest engine build.

Shooter

 

Now that's an idea