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BertoneP · Oct 25th, 2021, 14:11

Finally got it right !!!

I just rotated the cam with some extra bit of force and the cam turned over and stopped to TDC by itself.
So the force pattern to twist the cam goes from easy to hard then easy...or hard then easy then hard etc depending on the position of the cram...as you would expect taking into account the cam lobes shape..you can actually feel the valve springs making resistance when turning....

Anyway...pinned down cam and flywheel to TDC with the 2 metal pins, installed and tensioner the belt, took out pins and rotated the engine 2 times (did this twice) and checked alignment again at TDC with the 2 pins...spot on !!!! What a relief !!!!

So now it's time to change the bl...y belt

To be continueed....

Thanks all for your help and support.

Oct 25th, 2021, 14:11	#9
BertoneP Junior Member Last Online: Jul 19th, 2022 10:22 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Madrid	Finally got it right !!! I just rotated the cam with some extra bit of force and the cam turned over and stopped to TDC by itself. So the force pattern to twist the cam goes from easy to hard then easy...or hard then easy then hard etc depending on the position of the cram...as you would expect taking into account the cam lobes shape..you can actually feel the valve springs making resistance when turning.... Anyway...pinned down cam and flywheel to TDC with the 2 metal pins, installed and tensioner the belt, took out pins and rotated the engine 2 times (did this twice) and checked alignment again at TDC with the 2 pins...spot on !!!! What a relief !!!! So now it's time to change the bl...y belt To be continueed.... Thanks all for your help and support.