Quote:
Originally Posted by alexiskai
Between the crankshaft and the distributor are four gears (I guess five if you count the lower distributor shaft): crank gear, timing gear, the worm gear on the camshaft, and the oil pump drive gear. If the crank shaft is turning, but the distributor cam is not, one of those four is malfunctioning.
The timing gear is the most likely to fail, either by stripping the fiber teeth or by the cam nut loosening. You can check its condition by removing the inspection cover at the side of the timing gear cover.
|
Damn, okay thank you very much for the information you provided! Hopefully it isn’t a major repair that’s required. When I get a minute I’ll get out in the garage and remove the inspection cover and take a look.
If I remove the cover and find that the timing gear is ok, then I need to disassemble a whole lot more?