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Ayers1 · 02-13-2025, 05:36 PM

I can do a lot of things on an A but I've never rebuilt an engine before. Forgive me for what may be a dumb question. Back several months ago I had the engine out of my car because it was knocking. When I opened it up I found several teeth missing/chewed up on the timing gear. I turned it around to TDC and the dots lined up on the cam and crank gears. I replaced the gear, checked bearing clearance and put it back in the car. Last week I tried to start it and finally figured out that I had to set the time to #3 cylinder to get it to run. It doesn't run great but it runs. I can tell that the engine was rebuilt before I bought it last year so, should it run with the cam 180 degrees out? Thanks,

02-13-2025, 05:36 PM	#1
Ayers1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2021 Location: Waynesboro Va. Posts: 505	Can an engine run with camshaft 180 degrees off? I can do a lot of things on an A but I've never rebuilt an engine before. Forgive me for what may be a dumb question. Back several months ago I had the engine out of my car because it was knocking. When I opened it up I found several teeth missing/chewed up on the timing gear. I turned it around to TDC and the dots lined up on the cam and crank gears. I replaced the gear, checked bearing clearance and put it back in the car. Last week I tried to start it and finally figured out that I had to set the time to #3 cylinder to get it to run. It doesn't run great but it runs. I can tell that the engine was rebuilt before I bought it last year so, should it run with the cam 180 degrees out? Thanks,