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Subject:Re: 85 1.9L timing mark - once and for all
From:David Beierl
Date:Wed, 16 Jan 2002 23:47:59 -0500
At 11:17 PM 1/16/2002, Rio D. Rafael wrote:

>Now, my engine is an 85, but is an AC + PS one, so has a three-groove
>heavy cast pulley. This pulley is not shown under 85 in BEntley, but
>appears under 86. Problem is, under the 86, the timing is 5 BTDC (IIRC).
>So, I would have to assume that the v-notch in the visually identical
>pulley would correspond to 5 BTDC.

The pulley will have a rounded notch in the second land -- this is
TDC.  The engine rotates clockwise, so if your v-notch is to the left of
the round notch then it is indicating ATDC (which is what I'd expect since
it came on the 1.9l engine).  If the v is to the right of the round then it
indicates BTDC.

Spare pulleys come with only the rounded notch, the installer is supposed
to put the v in the correct place.

david

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