Jumped into a head gasket job.
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Jumped into a head gasket job.
Ok so ive been wanting to learn how to do a head gasket job for a while and tonight i just walked over and started tearing my 20r apart. I'm using a Chilton manual as a guide, it says to set the #1 piston to TDC on the compression stroke, how do i know if its on the compression stroke or exhaust stroke? How do i rotate the crankshaft by hand? I'm pretty sure when the groove is lined up with TDC it's at TDC but is there more to it than that, like determing which stoke its on?
Much appreciated
Al
Much appreciated
Al
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Pull the valve cover off and see if both valves are shut or open. Open=between intake and exhaust, Closed=between compression and expansion.
Put a ratchet on the crank pulley w/ the plugs out?
Put a ratchet on the crank pulley w/ the plugs out?
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Last edited by TrikeKid; 10-19-2008 at 03:05 PM.
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FYI: Weather it's on the intake or exhaust stroke won't matter too much. As long as it's on TDC, just make sure you mark which plug the coil is facing. Worst case, you're 180* off, it's a simple task of moving the rotor 180*
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