Bought Motor cheap, fixing its problems now.
04-22-2016, 09:48 PM
#14
Senior Member
Now if you had the valve cover off the passenger side, you could turn the crankshaft clockwise until the intake valve on the number 1 cylinder opened and closed, after the intake valve closed you would keep turning the crankshaft clockwise until the timing marks lined up, this would be roughly a half turn after the intake valve closed.
In the absence of having the valve cover off, you can remove the number 1 spark plug and stick your finger in the hole and hope you feel the compression and then line the timing marks up while continuing to turn clockwise.
04-28-2016, 10:01 AM
#15
92XLT 5.0, 93XLT 5.0 4x4
meadlock87,
Do yourself a favor and get a chiltons or Haynes manual. They have real nice drawings showing the numbering of the cylinders and points on the distributor. As well as very clear instructions with pictures as to how to find top dead center, also torque specs, proper fluids etc. I often find that having a picture to look at while I'm working on my vehicles really helps.
These manuals can be invaluable and don't cost that much. I've turned the pages on mine so much over the years that it's starting to fall apart.
A quick look at rockauto.com shows the Haynes manual for $15.01 and the Chiltons for 22.79. You can often find them at your local parts stores but as models get older they may not stock them.
But since everyone wants to own an old Ford they should have them in stock.
The information and experience available from the members on this site often exceeds what is in these manuals but you will find a LOT of basic questions can be answered by thumbing through one of these books faster than waiting for someone to reply to a post.
Do yourself a favor and get a chiltons or Haynes manual. They have real nice drawings showing the numbering of the cylinders and points on the distributor. As well as very clear instructions with pictures as to how to find top dead center, also torque specs, proper fluids etc. I often find that having a picture to look at while I'm working on my vehicles really helps.
These manuals can be invaluable and don't cost that much. I've turned the pages on mine so much over the years that it's starting to fall apart.
A quick look at rockauto.com shows the Haynes manual for $15.01 and the Chiltons for 22.79. You can often find them at your local parts stores but as models get older they may not stock them.
But since everyone wants to own an old Ford they should have them in stock.
The information and experience available from the members on this site often exceeds what is in these manuals but you will find a LOT of basic questions can be answered by thumbing through one of these books faster than waiting for someone to reply to a post.