There is a vee-notch in the inner ring of the crank pulley -- line that up
with the parting line of the case.  If the notch is missing, which it could
be if the pulley is a replacement, on the second ring of the pulley is a
more rounded notch which is at TDC -- you'll have to make the relevant
translation either by mechanical means or by using a timing light with a
timing adjustment on it.

david

At 15:39 6/13/2000, Larry L. Meyer wrote:
>Friends----
>
>Where do you set the "timing" on a 2.1 engine?  It doesn't list it in my
>owner's manual, and I've "timed out" more times than I want to count
>trying to access the archives.
>
>Thanks,
>Larry in Lincoln

David Beierl - Providence, RI
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'84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
'85 GL "Poor Relation"