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I'm reassembling my electra and need some advice on the timing marks. I have 2 punchmarks on both the inlet and exhaust cam which line up with the 2 sets of double punch marks on the idler gear. When they line up there is a single punchmark on the idler gear at the 6 o'clock position which should line up with something on the pinion gear.There are no marks on the pinion gear and I was wondering does the single punch mark on the idler line up with the location of the woodruf key on the pinion gear. When I do this the rods are at top dead center and the camshafts lobes are pointed horizontal, which would mean both valves are closed at TDC as they should be. I can post phots if the above isn't clear.
Ian
Exactly so, Ian. Crank at…
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Exactly so, Ian. Crank at TDC (which puts the Woodruff key at 12 o'clock as you say), single dot on the idler gear at 6 o'clock (adjacent to said key), double dots aligning with the dots on the camshaft gears. This has always worked for me.
Regards, Roger K