Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 09:50:33 -0500 From: "The Malt Hound" <yaofengchennospaml.com> wrote in message news:1106834418.673618.237460nospam2000cwb.googlegroups.com... > They should all match up. FYI there are more timing marks than you > described. At No. 1 piston TDC, > > 1. each cam sprocket has a mark and it should be at 12 o'clock, > 2. each cam shaft has a mark at the first cam hold down and it > should > line up with the index on the hold down, > 3. the Woodruff key on the crank shaft is at 12 o'clock, > 4. there is a mark on the flywheel, it should be at 12 o'clock and > line > up with an index on the rear engine plate. > > Of course if you do not remove the timing cover, you cannot see 3. > and > if you don't remove the transmission you cannot see 4. > If you pull off the harmonic balancer (not a trivial affair) you will see the keyway, even with the timing cover still on. On some transmissions (my '92 and '93 9000's w/ auto boxes for example) there is a hole in the upper trans bellwhousing to allow you to see a timing indicator. -Fred W