Just use a stick/rod/whatever down through the plug hole to 'fel' for top dead center. Usually close enough to get you running.
You could be at top of exhaust stroke...
I stick my finger in the spark plug hole of cylinder #1 to feel pressure start to build on compression stroke. Then I watch the timing mark on the harmonic balancer and bring it up to 10 degrees BTDC. Then make sure rotor is pointing at terminal for cylinder #1 in distributor cap. This will get you running.
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Patrick
OCT 15, 03:46 PM
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Originally posted by fierosound:
Then I watch the timing mark on the harmonic balancer and bring it up to 10 degrees BTDC.
...which only works if the outer ring of the harmonic balancer hasn't spun on the hub (due to the rubber "donut" disintegrating). With these cars now being 30+ years old, I believe that failure of the balancer is unfortunately becoming more and more of an issue.
fierosound
OCT 15, 11:59 PM
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Originally posted by fierosound:
Then I watch the timing mark on the harmonic balancer and bring it up to 10 degrees BTDC.
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Originally posted by Patrick:
...which only works if the outer ring of the harmonic balancer hasn't spun on the hub (due to the rubber "donut" disintegrating). With these cars now being 30+ years old, I believe that failure of the balancer is unfortunately becoming more and more of an issue.
And at the same time he can verify if the timing mark appears to way off TDC and what you are suggesting has happened. He could even have a timing chain problem, but diagnosis has to be step-by-step.
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AstroChemist
FEB 19, 09:55 PM
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Originally posted by wwcvel:
I’m a noob who’s probably over my head on getting this 1986 Fiero v6 SE running. I’ve posted a couple times previously. Right now I feel like I’m going around in an endless loop messing with the distributor and things are only getting worse. What I’m doing isn’t working, what should I do next? .
