I have been undergoing a Head Gasket replacement and I am surprised I have done as well as I have.(no experience at all) I went ahead and had the head resurfaced and replaced all of the gaskets: intake, exhaust and head, as well as replacing the head bolts. I have gotten most of it back together, BUT I neglected to my placement for the distributor. How can I find the proper placement again? Will the timing be fixed then? How do I get the timing right?
Unfortunately I also neglected to mark some of the wires running under the intake and fuel assembly to their proper receptors. Is there a digram anywhere that I could look at. I got the Haynes manual but it assumes that you payed attention and arent a dumba$$. But what can you do? If you have any advice I would appreciate it.
***Also I learned the hard way after trying to pry the intake manifold off of the head that there is a hidden bolt, allen wrench bolt on the front of the intake under the fuel rail. It was hidden by oil on mine.

emil

 

this help yuh?

 

From what I recall you pull the #1 plug and rotate your engine over until that piston is up top, once there drop the dist. into the hole place the rotor facing #1 then start er up and time it. Correct?

 

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Make sure #1 piston is at TDC on the compression stroke, not the exhaust stroke, or your timing will be 180 degrees out. I did that on a Civic once and it ran like ˟˟˟˟˟ until I realized the problem. If you put your finger over the plug hole you should be able to feel the compression as the piston comes up, on the exhaust stroke you won't.

 

That's right, :pat: I totally forgot about that part. Thanks E the R

 

You can also use the timing mark on the front pulley to determine the exact TDC, but you still have to be on the compression stroke. I usually remove all the plugs, this way you are not fighting any compression at all.