front pulley installed wrong?

[Neil]

Is it possible to get the front pulley installed 180 deg out?. I had
someone else replace the front seal recently and then decided to
retorque the head myself. When I line the timing mark and the pulley
notch the pistons are not at TDC as near as I can tell. They appear to
be at TDC when I rotate the engine another 180 deg. The engine won't
start or build any compression if I complete the assembly.

[zinc2u]

Yes,   it is possible.  So,  you either need to add another mark on your pulley or remove the pulley and reinstall it.  When you reinstall the pulley,  position the pistons at TDC and let the mark on the pulley point to the "T" on the engine casing.
good luck,
Dale

> Is it
> possible to get the front pulley installed 180 deg out?. I had > someone > else replace the front seal recently and then decided to > retorque the head > myself. When I line the timing mark and the pulley > notch the pistons are > not at TDC as near as I can tell. They appear to > be at TDC when I rotate > the engine another 180 deg. The engine won't > start or build any > compression if I complete the assembly.

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[zinc2u]

I forgot to mention,  the camshaft needs to be in the correct position.  When the pistons are at TDC,  the camshaft needs to have its etched line up and horizontal.   I think your real problem is the camshaft is not timed correctly to the crank.
good luck,
Dale

> Yes,   it is possible.  So,  you either need to add
> another mark on your pulley or remove the pulley and reinstall it.  When > you reinstall the pulley,  position the pistons at TDC and let the mark > on the pulley point to the "T" on the engine casing.
> good luck,
> Dale
> > Is
> > it possible to get the front pulley installed 180 deg out?. I had
> > someone else replace the front seal recently and then decided to
> > retorque the head myself. When I line the timing mark and the pulley
> > notch the pistons are not at TDC as near as I can tell. They appear to
> > be at TDC when I rotate the engine another 180 deg. The engine won't
> > start or build any compression if I complete the assembly.

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[Neil]

Camshaft mark is horizontal, timing mark is lined up and pistons are
a BDC or at least appear to be. So I think you were right the first
time.
Thanks

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, goinhm@... wrote:
> I forgot to mention, the camshaft needs to be in the correct
position.
> When the pistons are at TDC, the camshaft needs to have its
etched line up and
> horizontal. I think your real problem is the camshaft is not
timed
> correctly to the crank.
> good luck,
> Dale
> Yes, it is possible. So, you either need to add another mark
on your
> pulley or remove the pulley and reinstall it. When you reinstall
the pulley,
> position the pistons at TDC and let the mark on the pulley point
to the "T" on
> the engine casing.
> good luck,
> Dale
> Is it possible to get the front pulley installed 180 deg out?. I
had
> someone else replace the front seal recently and then decided to
> retorque the head myself. When I line the timing mark and the
pulley
> notch the pistons are not at TDC as near as I can tell. They appear
to
> be at TDC when I rotate the engine another 180 deg. The engine
won't
> start or build any compression if I complete the assembly.
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