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GordonC · 12-11-2017, 05:16 PM

Also, when I put my finger over the plug hole and turned the motor over I got compression and then rotated the crank just a small amount to get the timing cover pointer and pulley dot to align. Once I did that here is a pic of what I got. It looks to me as if the cam timing is off. So if I leave it set so its on compression on #1 and the marks on the pulley and the pointer are aligned all I should have to do is rotate the cam gear/cam until the dot aligns at 6 o'clock. Now I may have to remove the gear and rotate the cam separately and then reinstall it to get it lined up but wouldn't that work?

12-11-2017, 05:16 PM	#10
GordonC Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 201	Re: Rebuilt Flathead Problems. Also, when I put my finger over the plug hole and turned the motor over I got compression and then rotated the crank just a small amount to get the timing cover pointer and pulley dot to align. Once I did that here is a pic of what I got. It looks to me as if the cam timing is off. So if I leave it set so its on compression on #1 and the marks on the pulley and the pointer are aligned all I should have to do is rotate the cam gear/cam until the dot aligns at 6 o'clock. Now I may have to remove the gear and rotate the cam separately and then reinstall it to get it lined up but wouldn't that work?